Duval Rallies Past Wang To Set Up All-American Match Versus Kiick for Spot in the US Open Main Draw Embed from Getty Images (August 24, 2017) FLUSHING, NY- Wildcard Victoria Duval rebounded from a first set loss, to beat Yafan Wang of China … [Read more...]
Maria Sharapova, Taylor Townsend and Others Awarded US Open Wildcards
FORMER US OPEN CHAMPION MARIA SHARAPOVA; RISING STARS TAYLOR TOWNSEND, KAYLA DAY AND SOFIA KENIN; USTA GIRLS’ 18S CHAMPION ASHLEY KRATZER; AND NCAA CHAMPION BRIENNE MINOR HIGHLIGHT WOMEN’S US OPEN WILD-CARD RECIPIENTS Usue Arconada, Kelly Chen, … [Read more...]
Victoria Duval – Cancer Survivor, Venus and Federer Fangirl
View image | gettyimages.com (September 3, 2015) FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY – Just over a year ago Victoria Duval was diagnosed with Hodgkin’s lymphoma just one day before the start of Wimbledon. She lost in the second round. Just the year before, the … [Read more...]
Victoria Duval Diagnosed with Cancer
(July 4, 2014) World No. 114 Victoria Duval has Hodgkin's Lymphoma. Here is a statement from her agent IMG: From IMG: Vicky Duval has been diagnosed with Hodgkin's Lymphoma. She was first diagnosed after a biopsy was taken in England before … [Read more...]
Halep and Wozniacki Advance at Wimbledon
#451309330 / gettyimages.com (June 27, 2014) WIMBLEDON - French Open finalist and third seed Simona Halep and former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki advanced at Wimbledon on Friday, moving into the third round and fourth round, respectively. The start of … [Read more...]
Victoria Duval Joins Pack of Young U.S. Women into Second Round of Wimbledon
(June 24, 2014) WIMBLEDON - No. 114 Victoria Duval came through Wimbledon qualifying with a back injury last week. This week she’s taken out 29th seed Sorana Cirstea 6-4, 3-6, 6-1 in the first round of Wimbledon. Born in Miami, the 18-year-old of … [Read more...]
Q & A with Victoria Duval at the Sony Open
By Amy Fetherolf (March 22, 2013) MIAMI - I sat down with Victoria Duval, a 17-year-old Haitian-American tennis player who caught the public's attention when she played her first WTA Tour-level match on Arthur Ashe Stadium against the retiring Kim … [Read more...]
A New “Sunshine” – Victoria Duval
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - Tennis may already have a player with the nickname "sunshine" in Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki, but in Arthur Ashe Stadium on Monday night a 16-year-old wild card entrant from Florida may be taking that "sunshine" nick … [Read more...]
Clijsters, Federer Victorious in US Open Night Session
FLUSHING MEADOWS, NY - Kim Clijsters and Roger Federer both stopped young Americans on Opening Night at the 2012 US Open. Clijsters, after an inconsistent start, held herself together to dispatch 16-year-old Victoria Duval 6-3, 6-1 while Federer … [Read more...]
15-year-old Duval Has First Pro Win at Dow Corning Tennis Classic
MIDLAND, Mich., February 9, 2011 – After leaving Florida and landing in Michigan earlier this week, 15-year-old Victoria Duval said that she couldn’t wait to play in the snow. On Wednesday, she turned Stadium Court at the Dow Corning Tennis … [Read more...]