Suarez Navarro completed her chemotherapy in January, a milestone moment after her life was turned upside down.
Unlike the United States and European countries, which are battling to contain the virus, Australia has not had a case of community transmission for 11 straight days and residents have regained most of their pre-COVID freedoms.
Karolina Pliskova overcame a slow start before beating Garbie Muguruza 4-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) in her opening match at the WTA Finals. In a contest between two former No. 1-ranked players, the third-seeded Pliskova struggled early adjusting to the nearly 5,000-feet altitude of Guadalajara, Mexico's second largest city on Wednesday.
IMAGES from Australian Open matches played at Melbourne Park on Friday
Pole says she feels much better prepared to handle the pressure of her latest career milestone.
Badosa beats Fernandez; Swiatek, Halep storm into quarter-finals
IMAGES from Day 7 of the French Open, at Roland Garros, on Saturday.
British No 1 Cameron Norrie overcame a slow start to beat Frenchman Hugo Gaston 6-3, 7-5.
Images from Day 5 of the 2023 Wimbledon Championships on Friday.
Images from Day 9 of the 2020 French Open at Roland Garros, in Paris, on Monday.
The players have been allowed out to practise for five hours a day during their quarantine but Djokovic said he had headed to a local park on his first morning in Australia without restrictions.
Nadal had a solid start, but the 35-year-old struggled physically towards the end of the contest
Daniil Medvedev lost his world number one ranking after being defeated by Gael Monfils
Muguruza seals semi-final berth, Pliskova beats Krejcikova at WTA Finals.
It has been 24 days since Victoria reported a locally acquired COVID-19 infection, while Australia as a whole posted a 13th straight day without a community case on Saturday.
Novak Djokovic launched his bid to stay on course for a Golden Slam with a clinical 6-2, 6-2 win over 139th-ranked Hugo Dellien of Bolivia on Saturday, as sweltering conditions in Tokyo took a toll on the players on the opening day of tennis at the Games.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the 2022 French Open at Roland Garros in Paris on Wednesday.
World number one Ash Barty delighted the Memorial Drive crowd by breezing through to the Adelaide International semi-finals with a comfortable 6-3, 6-4 victory over Sofia Kenin on Friday.
Bencic hopes Open organisers make it fair for players in isolation.
IMAGES from Day 4 of the Wimbledon Champions at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club, London, on Thursday
Images from Day 6 of Wimbledon at the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club in London, on Saturday.
IMAGES from Day 8 of the French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday.
Images from the action on Day 2 at the Australian Open.
The 32-year-old, five-times a winner of the singles at the prestigious Wimbledon warm-up event, delighted a large evening centre court crowd with some fluent shot-making as he and Spanish veteran Lopez beat top seeds Juan Sebastian Cabal and Robert Farah 7-6(5), 6-3.
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