Wimbledon finalist Gabriela Dabrowski reveals she played through 2024 after breast cancer diagnosis WSOC TV [Video]

Former U.S. Open women’s doubles champion Gabriela Dabrowski revealed on Tuesday she had played through 2024 after undergoing treatment for breast cancer. She delayed part of that treatment so she could compete at Wimbledon where she reached the doubles final.

“I know this will come as a shock to many, but I am OK and I will be OK,” the 32-year-old Canadian said on social media. “Early detection saves lives. I can wholeheartedly agree with this.”

Dabrowski, ranked third in women’s doubles, said in an Instagram post that she received the diagnosis in April. She did not play that month and in May because of surgery, but returned to the courts in June.

Dabrowski said there was “a slight delay in further treatment” so she could compete at Wimbledon — where she and New Zealand’s Erin Routliffe lost the finalin July to Katerina Siniakova and Taylor Townsend — and the Paris Olympics, …