Tennis star Gabriela Dabrowski on unexpected breast cancer diagnosis NBC 6 South Florida [Video]

The Miami Open attracts the world’s top tennis players to South Florida. Last year’s event unexpectedly led to a cancer diagnosis for Canadian tennis star Gabriela Dabrowski.

Dabrowski had an impressive 2024 season. The 32-year-old won her first Olympic medal, advanced at Wimbledon, and reached her career-high doubles ranking at No. 3 in the world. But her most vicious opponent wasn’t on the court – it was in the form of cancer.

“Pretty much a year ago, we have these very comprehensive physicals that look at lots of different facets of our health, and one of them is to see a general doctor,” she told NBC6. “And I’d had this lump for a little while, and I thought it might be growing, and I asked her to check it out. And she said, ‘Oh, I’m really not sure what it is, but because I’m not sure, I want you to …