Wimbledon doubles finalist Gabriela Dabrowski has revealed she had breast most cancers surgical procedure earlier this 12 months, present process additional remedy whereas she challenged for the game’s greatest prizes.
The 32-year-old Canadian, who’s a three-time main champion, was recognized in April.
“It’s a privilege to have the ability to name myself a survivor,” world quantity three Dabrowski wrote in an Instagram publish.
After two surgical procedures and a three-month break from the WTA Tour, she returned to win the Nottingham grass-court title alongside New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe in her first event again.
4 weeks later, the pair reached the Wimbledon last the place they misplaced to Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend.
Dabrowski had delayed additional remedy to have the ability to play on the All England Membership and symbolize her nation within the Paris Olympics, then underwent radiation remedy earlier than the US Open in late August.
Regardless of coping with fatigue on account of the remedy, Dabrowski reached the quarter-finals in New York alongside Routliffe.
She additionally began hormone remedy earlier than ending the season on the “highest observe potential” by successful the WTA Finals title alongside Routliffe.
“All of it appears surreal,” wrote Dabrowski, who mentioned she was sharing her story now to assist different girls dealing with comparable remedy.
“In the event you noticed me smiling extra on court docket prior to now six months, it was real.
“My most cancers prognosis was the catalyst for extra sustained change.
“When the specter of shedding every thing I would labored for my complete life turned an actual risk, solely then did I start to authentically admire what I had.”
