Sad Tennis News: Victoria Duval battling cancer
LONDON -- Victoria Duval, who won her first career main-draw match at Wimbledon last week, revealed Friday she had been diagnosed with Hodgkin's lymphoma after the first of three qualifying matches at Wimbledon.
"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 a statement. "I received the news after my first round of qualifying at Wimbledon but decided to continue to compete. Being on court provided me with much comfort.
Hodgkin's is the most common form of cancer in adolescents, and, the statement said, the cancer was caught in its very early stages.
"Vicky 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 spokesman said.
http://espn.go.com/tennis/story/_/id/11175930/victoria-duval-diagnosed-hodgkin-lymphoma
Good prognosis, though...I hop so.
