WTA: One last hurray for Carla Suarez Navarro
With Carla Suarez Navarro, after the 2020 season, one of the great esthete will end her career on the WTA Tour.
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Dec 04, 2019, 03:13 pm
The art of the one-handed backhand is not all that prevalent on the WTA tour - though current industry leader Ashleigh Barty likes to grab the slice with just her right batting arm. The drive also plays Barty with both hands, as well as the subsequent 53 players. Ranked 55th in the WTA charts is Carla Suarez Navarro. Who announced on Tuesday in Barcelona that she will end her career after the end of the 2020 season. And with the style element of the one-handed backhand from the world's best will say goodbye.
"The sport was a big part of my life and I really enjoyed it," said the Spaniard. "I'm very grateful for all the experiences I've had through the sport. But I realized that now is the time to finish a beautiful chapter and enjoy other parts of life. "
With Muguruza at the Olympics?
Suarez Navarro has won two titles during her career so far, 2014 in Oeiras, two years later in Doha. Last season, the 31-year-old, who was plagued by injury, was forced to retire at the US Open following the departure of Ekaterina Alexandrova. There, Suarez Navarro had set a big highlight in 2018 in the round of 16 against Maria Sharapova. Meanwhile, the requirements to play permanently in the world class, but have become too high.
"To be ahead in the rankings, you need absolute consistency, a world-class level in athletic terms and a daily, 24-hour psychological commitment to sport," said Suarez Navarro. She has led this life during the last 15 years. Now she wants to enjoy one last season and perform as well as possible. Certainly also at the Olympic Games in Japan. In Rio de Janeiro in 2016 Carla Suarez Navarro was scarred by a medal on the side of Garbine Muguruza in the double with the departure in the quarterfinals.