Carla Suarez Navarro and partner Olga Garcia set to become parents for the first time

Carla Suarez Navarro is set to become a parent for the first time and she and her partner announced the news on social media as she is due in June.

Suarez Navarro is carrying the child and she is three months pregnant after hanging up her racquet last year. Suarez Navarro came back to tennis to play a couple of matches after battling cancer the year before. She was able to beat cancer and say goodbye to tennis on the court with some decent tennis and this news just continues the good news in her life.

She wrote:

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"We wanted to announce that I am three months pregnant. It's already twelve weeks of tremendous joy to bring a new life to the world. Both Olga García, my partner, and I feel an enormous responsibility, is very proud to have taken this step and we were excited to share it with all of you. This Tuesday we went to do the first trimester ultrasound, to check that the pregnancy is on the right track. Fortunately, the medical team has confirmed to us that the gestation process is developing normally. It is fantastic news for us and it fills us with enthusiasm for the near future."