WTA News and Gossip 2014

[MargaretMcAleer]

Vicotoria Duval,18,Diagnosed With Hodgkin's Lymphoma....report from AP Friday 4th July.

Victoria Duval,an 18-year-old American tennis player,has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma but expects to make a full recovery within months undergoing treatment for the cancer.Duval,who lost in the second round at Wimbledon last week,was diagnosed after a biopsy was taken in England before Wimbledon and further test in the United States confirmed the results,her management team said Friday.

"It is with a heavy heart that I will have to step away from tennis competition for a short period after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma", Duval said in the statement.

The statement said Hodgkin's,the most common form of cancer in adolescents,"was caught in a very early stage".

"(She) will undergo treatment right away and due to her overall good health and isolation of the cancer,the prognosis is a full recovery in a few months", the statement said.

Victoria I am certain that the tennis world will be praying for you,stay strong and I wish you a full recovery.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

Vicotoria Duval,18,Diagnosed With Hodgkin's Lymphoma....report from AP Friday 4th July.

Victoria Duval,an 18-year-old American tennis player,has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma but expects to make a full recovery within months undergoing treatment for the cancer.Duval,who lost in the second round at Wimbledon last week,was diagnosed after a biopsy was taken in England before Wimbledon and further test in the United States confirmed the results,her management team said Friday.

"It is with a heavy heart that I will have to step away from tennis competition for a short period after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma", Duval said in the statement.

The statement said Hodgkin's,the most common form of cancer in adolescents,"was caught in a very early stage".

"(She) will undergo treatment right away and due to her overall good health and isolation of the cancer,the prognosis is a full recovery in a few months", the statement said.

Victoria I am certain that the tennis world will be praying for you,stay strong and I wish you a full recovery.

Is it the same thing that the recently died british player had too?

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Vicotoria Duval,18,Diagnosed With Hodgkin's Lymphoma....report from AP Friday 4th July.

Victoria Duval,an 18-year-old American tennis player,has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma but expects to make a full recovery within months undergoing treatment for the cancer.Duval,who lost in the second round at Wimbledon last week,was diagnosed after a biopsy was taken in England before Wimbledon and further test in the United States confirmed the results,her management team said Friday.

"It is with a heavy heart that I will have to step away from tennis competition for a short period after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma", Duval said in the statement.

The statement said Hodgkin's,the most common form of cancer in adolescents,"was caught in a very early stage".

"(She) will undergo treatment right away and due to her overall good health and isolation of the cancer,the prognosis is a full recovery in a few months", the statement said.

Victoria I am certain that the tennis world will be praying for you,stay strong and I wish you a full recovery.

Is it the same thing that the recently died british player had too?

Elena Baltacha died from Liver Cancer.

British male player Ross Hutchins and Russian female player Alisa Kleybanova,both have had recent successful returns from Hodgkin's Lymphona.

 

[GameSetAndMath]

OK. That is good. In that case prognosis looks good.

 

[special700]

Vicotoria Duval,18,Diagnosed With Hodgkin's Lymphoma....report from AP Friday 4th July.

Victoria Duval,an 18-year-old American tennis player,has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma but expects to make a full recovery within months undergoing treatment for the cancer.Duval,who lost in the second round at Wimbledon last week,was diagnosed after a biopsy was taken in England before Wimbledon and further test in the United States confirmed the results,her management team said Friday.

"It is with a heavy heart that I will have to step away from tennis competition for a short period after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma", Duval said in the statement.

The statement said Hodgkin's,the most common form of cancer in adolescents,"was caught in a very early stage".

"(She) will undergo treatment right away and due to her overall good health and isolation of the cancer,the prognosis is a full recovery in a few months", the statement said.

Victoria I am certain that the tennis world will be praying for you,stay strong and I wish you a full recovery.

Is it the same thing that the recently died british player had too?

No it's not she had liver cancer which is incurable. Hers was from an early illness which one of the symptoms was eventually developed into liver cancer. Victoria has the same cancer as one of the other tennis players to which I cannot spell her last name. I think her first name is Alysa Klybo...I don't know something like that.

 

[special700]

OK. That is good. In that case prognosis looks good.

Yes it does and she's young and healthy and that goes to her favour. She will be fine and I am happy for her. The outcome is really great news.

 

[tented]

OK. That is good. In that case prognosis looks good.

Yes it does and she's young and healthy and that goes to her favour. She will be fine and I am happy for her. The outcome is really great news.

It sure is good news, especially considering the word "cancer" was part of the initial report you posted.

I feel bad for her, but I'm glad it can be cured easily. I wish her the best, and hope for a safe and speedy recovery. She seems like the sweetest, nicest young lady, who has already gone through a lot, and now this.

 

[rubydo]

OK. That is good. In that case prognosis looks good.

Yes it does and she's young and healthy and that goes to her favour. She will be fine and I am happy for her. The outcome is really great news.

It sure is good news, especially considering the word "cancer" was part of the initial report you posted.

I feel bad for her, but I'm glad it can be cured easily. I wish her the best, and hope for a safe and speedy recovery. She seems like the sweetest, nicest young lady, who has already gone through a lot, and now this.

Caught early, and yes she is physically fit. Bodes well for a recovery. Hope she takes her time to completely recover and not rush back to play tennis. Good health far outweighs being on the court. Best to her, she is a sweet young lady.

 

[Hoergren]

Mahesh Bhupathi, the founder of the International Premier Tennis League, informed Yahoo! Philippines on Friday that the Big Dome has been chosen to host the inaugural weekend of the IPTL on November 28, 29, and 30.

Read more/a lot about the IPTL league which starts last week-end of November - quite interesting I can tell you

https://ph.sports.yahoo.com/blogs/thepassionatefan/smart-araneta-coliseum-chosen-international-premier-tennis-league-100158526.html

 

[Fefe26]

Vicotoria Duval,18,Diagnosed With Hodgkin's Lymphoma....report from AP Friday 4th July.

Victoria Duval,an 18-year-old American tennis player,has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma but expects to make a full recovery within months undergoing treatment for the cancer.Duval,who lost in the second round at Wimbledon last week,was diagnosed after a biopsy was taken in England before Wimbledon and further test in the United States confirmed the results,her management team said Friday.

"It is with a heavy heart that I will have to step away from tennis competition for a short period after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma", Duval said in the statement.

The statement said Hodgkin's,the most common form of cancer in adolescents,"was caught in a very early stage".

"(She) will undergo treatment right away and due to her overall good health and isolation of the cancer,the prognosis is a full recovery in a few months", the statement said.

Victoria I am certain that the tennis world will be praying for you,stay strong and I wish you a full recovery.

My prayers go out to Victoria and her family. I wish her a speedy recovery.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Vicotoria Duval,18,Diagnosed With Hodgkin's Lymphoma....report from AP Friday 4th July.

Victoria Duval,an 18-year-old American tennis player,has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma but expects to make a full recovery within months undergoing treatment for the cancer.Duval,who lost in the second round at Wimbledon last week,was diagnosed after a biopsy was taken in England before Wimbledon and further test in the United States confirmed the results,her management team said Friday.

"It is with a heavy heart that I will have to step away from tennis competition for a short period after being diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma", Duval said in the statement.

The statement said Hodgkin's,the most common form of cancer in adolescents,"was caught in a very early stage".

"(She) will undergo treatment right away and due to her overall good health and isolation of the cancer,the prognosis is a full recovery in a few months", the statement said.

Victoria I am certain that the tennis world will be praying for you,stay strong and I wish you a full recovery.

My prayers go out to Victoria and her family. I wish her a speedy recovery.

Vicky Duval received soo many tweets after this news....one of my favourite one's was from Billie Jean King...

"Vicky Duval is a fighter and she will approach this new challenge with a plan and a conviction to win.Thoughts go out to her and family".

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Ana Ivanovic splits with her coach Nemanja Kontic.......report from SI.Com..Courtney Nguyen 9th July.

Former No 1 Ana Ivanovic has decided to split with coach Nemanja Kontic according to a statement on her official website,Kontic's contract expired after Wimbledon and after extensive discussion the two mutually decided not to renew it.Ivanovic is looking to appoint a new coach shortly.

Ivanovic hired Kontic last year after Wimbledon when she split with her previous coach Nigel Sears.Over the last year Ivanovic has credited Kontic for having a more relaxed attitude towards her tennis,and that mentality has helped her to produce one of the best season's of Ivanovic's career.Back up to No 11 in the WTA rankings,Ivanovic has won three titles this season and leads the tour with 39 match wins.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Defending champion and world No 1 Serena Williams has withdrawn from next week's Swedish Open....report from SI.Com....Courtney Nguyen Thursday 10th July.

Last week,Williams retired from her second-round doubles match at Wimbledon with sister Venus under bizarre circumstances.Serena,32,appeared dizzy and uncoordinated through the warm-up and then retired three games into the match after she served four consecutive double faults.

Serena blamed the incident on a viral incident.

"I decided not to play Bastad,because I am still not feeling 100%" Williams said in a statement."I want to be in perfect condition to go back on court,but unfortunately it's not the case.I really hope to be able to get back to training from next week".

Williams next scheduled tournament is the Bank of the West Classic Stanford which begins July 28th.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Man arrested for Kvitova threats....a report from AP Friday 11th July.

Czech police say they have arrested a man who allegedly made threats against Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova.

Police spokeswoman Gabriela Holcakova said Friday that a 23-year-old Czech made threats against "a publicly known person" in a phone call to to an unspecified other person on Thursday.Holcakova would not confirm Czech media reports that the targeted person was Kvitova.

Holcakova said the man,who was not identified,was arrested as police considered the threats serious.

Kvitova's spokesman Karel Tejkal said " nobody had threatened the tennis player directly,but added"police did a great job".

The incident follows criticism of Kvitova,including a member of parliament,for moving from the Czech Republic to Monaco to avoid higher taxation.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Lindsay Davenport Inducted into the International Tennis Hall of Fame....report from AP July 12th.

Lindsay Davenport has reached her sport's highest honor,with her induction into the International Tennis Hall of Fame.Davenport highlighted a five-person class that was enshrined Saturday on Newport's grass courts during a 90 minute ceremony.

Davenport spent 98 weeks ranked No 1.She won the 1998 USO,1999 Wimbledon,2000 Australian Open and 1996 Olympic Gold Medal to go with three major doubles titles ( she won 55 singles and 38 doubles titles in a career spanning 17 years).

Davenport was clearly excited about the induction on Saturday."I'm so honored by this incredible recognition" she said."I feel very blessed to have had a wonderful tennis career, and now to be recognized alongside the great champions who have always inspired me is just a tremendous honor".

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

WTA Board considering allowing Top Players to play more smaller Events....report from Tandon Kamakashi...Monday July 14th.

Top 10 players could be allowed to play in two International events in each half of season instead of one,if a proposed rule change is approved by the WTA Board.

Auckland tournament director Karl Budge,who is the Asia-Pacific representative on the board,told the Sunday News,a New Zealand newspaper,that he and Carlos Fleming,a player representative and Venus Williams' agent,are requesting an increase in the amount of International events Top 10 players can play.At the moment,players who finished the previous season in the Top 10 can play only one such event in each half of the season if they meet their required commitments to other tournaments.The board is looking of allowing two in each half of the season.

International events,which give $250,000 in prize money,are lower-level tournaments that usually give top players a fee for appearing at the event.

"It's something that's in the best interests of everyone",said Budge."It gives the players the opportunity of playing more International tournaments over the first six months,which we all want and need".

The rule has led to occasions when players have not been able to enter tournament because there were other top players in the field.Tournaments can take an extra Top 10 player,said Budge,but would pay a fine of up to $250,000.

The limitation means that International tournaments must entice Top 10 players to play their event instead of any other during that portion of the season.

"I'm not suggesting that we need to have more Top 10 players in our week,we're happy with our level,but we need the ability of getting a Top-10 player and making sure every year we can and we're not competing with a tournament like Monterrey three months after us",he said.

A change in the rule is said to be especially important for tournaments because of the scheduled additions of a grass-court International-level event in Nottingham,which would be attractive as a warm-up to Wimbledon.A motion on the issue is being looked at by the board.

 

[Hoergren]

carowozniacki
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Out and about in Istanbul. It's been 3 years since I have worn heels on a normal day out. #feelsgood #looksgood #shopping #highheels #sun

Caroline Wozniacki ‏@CaroWozniacki 8 min.
Marta and I having a real girly day.. Shopping, eating, sightseeing, pedicures and cinema... #istanbul

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Serena going through "difficult period" says coach Mouratoglou....report from Kamakshi Tandon Thursday 17th July.

Serena Williams is going through a "difficult period",according to her coach Patrick Mouratoglou,who also said the two are still working together.Williams' physical and mental condition has been the subject of speculation since she appeared disorientated during a doubles match at Wimbledon and retired after serving four double faults in the third game.The official reason given for the withdrawl was "viral illness" but commentators have openly questioned the explanation.

At the time,Mouratoglou said he had not seen Williams' for two days going into the match.Williams had been defeated by Alize Cornet in the third round of the singles tournament.Since then,she withdrew from this week's event in Bastad.

"Serena is clearly going through a difficult period.But since Wimbledon,we have had long hours of talks and we are getting back to work",Mouratoglou told Tennis Magazine France.

"Today she is in the mood to get back to training so she can return even stronger.At no time was there any question of us stopping our collaboration".

Mouratoglou would not comment on their personal relationship.The two were widely considered to be dating but there are now rumours of a rift.

"I have never discussed private matters and I am not going to talk about them now.There have been difficult things.For sure,Serena is in a difficult phase but I will leave it there".

Williams,who is reported to be in training in Croatia with hitting partner Sascha Bajin,is scheduled to play in Stanford,which begins in two weeks.

 

[MargaretMcAleer]

Maria Sharapova was awarded her fifth career Best Female Tennis Player ESPY at Wednesday night's annual ESPN ESPYS award show.The award recognizes achievements in the calender year preceding the awards ceremony.After missing the last four months of the 2013 season,Sharapova has had a tremendous first half of 2014,dominating the clay court season-she won three of the four tournaments she played,in Stuggart,Madrid and the French Open-and she's No 1 on the Road To Singapore leaderboard.

It was Sharapova's fifth time winning the ESPY award for Best Female Tennis Player (2005,2007,2008,2012 and now 2014).Only Serena Williams has more with six (2003,2004,2009,2010,2011 and 2013).

Sharapova was also a presenter alongside champion boxer Floyd Mayweather.

 

[Fefe26]

congrats to maria. however, if this was about the prior calender year, shouldn't this go to serena or halep. they led the tour in titles won last year.