Dabrowski’s health scare began in 2023, and as she explained standing next to Austin, her alertness and prompt action may have saved her life. She brought the issue to the doctors early, who were able to begin formulating a swift plan that involved surgery last May. Dabrowski resumed her playing career at Wimbledon, but having to wait until a litany of tests were conducted was stressful to say the least.
“There was a period of a with lot of unknowns, with a lot of waiting, where I wasn’t sure what my tennis career and life in general would look like,” the Canadian reflected. “Once I got my diagnosis, it actually surprised me how excited I was to step on a tennis court again, and just hit a tennis ball.
“Just being alive and being healthy and able to run around the court, that was the best thing in the world. So in that sense, definitely my perspective changed and I had a new lease on life.”
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