Djokovic, Muguruza and more congratulate Carla Suarez Navarro on final Wimbledon match

Carla Suarez Navarro finished her Wimbledon career with a match to remember, going out in three sets, 1-6, 7-6 (1), 1-6, to world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty. It was an emotional farewell, with her mom in the stands as the crowd rose out of their seats to give the Spaniard a standing ovation.

“Your class and courage will forever be permanent. Congratulations Carla,” Barty wrote on Twitter after the match. “A privilege sharing this moment with you.”

The fight, part of Suarez Navarro’s farewell tour following her successful recovery from Hodgkin’s lymphoma, earned her even more admiration from throughout the tennis world.

The fight, part of Suarez Navarro’s farewell tour following her successful recovery from Hodgkin’s lymphoma, earned her even more admiration from throughout the tennis world.

Those to reach out to her online included fellow competitors...

A few legends of the game also chimed in to celebrate Suarez Navarro...

Suarez Navarro plans to make more final appearances this year, at the Olympics before wrapping up her colorful career at the US Open. Her only tournament showing prior to the grass-court major in 2021 was at Roland Garros. She also put up a strong fight against American Sloane Stephens, but fell in three tight sets on the terre battue, in front of an empty Court Simonne-Mathieu.