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The Feel-Good Final: DUVAL v. KLEYBANOVA: 2 cancer survivors face off

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#1 · (Edited)
Alisa Kleybanova and Victoria Duval have both reached the final in the Lubbock, Texas 25K. :hearts::hearts:

Just as cool, the two of them teamed up for doubles this week, and they've reached that final, too.

Yeah it's just a 25K but to me it's as exciting as any Premier final that's been played this year. These two are real heroes, not just for tennis but for life. :hearts:
 
#3 ·
Best final of the year
 
#5 ·
:awww:

I was wondering these days what happened to Kleybanova, did she get injured again? Her comeback run looked promising at first.
 
#6 ·
She wasn't injured AFAIK but she's struggling in three-set matches and lost all of them (hasn't been straight-setted yet). After losing to Kumkhum in Hua Hin F she lost to Sara Tomic in a 15K SF and to Wongteanchai in a 25K R1 (having gone through qualies in both tournaments). After that she took about four weeks off and played qualies in Las Vegas 60K (her first tournament outside Thailand) and had a pretty bad loss against Kennedy Shaffer in Q1. Duval is the one who played less tournaments this summer, actually.

I'm so happy for both of them.
 
#7 ·
I was really hoping this would be the final. Amazing. This is the kind of final where one isn't rooting for either player to win so much as one is just rooting for each of them to give good accounts of themselves, have fun, stay healthy and keep moving back up the rankings. :bowdown:

But for sure.... win the doubles :D

EDIT: They just did .....10-8 in the super TB. :rocker: :cheer: :bowdown:
 
#17 ·
Kleybanova crushed Duval 60 62 in exactly one hour. :speakles:
I'm so happy for her! This will give her a real boost in the rankings as well as in her confidence going forward. :armed:

But I just hope Vicky was okay, not injured or anything because that lopsided score isn't the best she can do, we know. :awww: Hope she wins her next final.
 
#22 ·
Amazing week for Alisa - what a great role model these players are. This is exactly the sort of thing the WTA should be promoting - real heroes and real stars.
 
#25 ·
I hope Alisa can make it back someday.
 
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