Victoria Duval Tennis: 17-Year-Old Athlete Impresses At U.S. Open [VIDEO] : TENNIS : Sports World News

Victoria Duval picked up a powerful U.S. Open first spherical victory at simply 17 years outdated.

Duval, ranked 298th on this planet, entered the Open as a qualifier and was paired towards No. 11 former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur and defeated her 5-7, 6-4, 6-4. Stosur reached the quarterfinals prior to now three U.S. Opens and received all of it again in 2011.

On the tender age of 17, Duval was enjoying in simply her second Grand Slam match of her profession.

The video of Duval may be seen here.

The match, contested at Louis Armstrong Stadium, lasted two hours and 39 minutes. Duval’s pleasure was palpable after the match.

“I used to be actually completely happy,” Duval mentioned per ESPN following the victory. “I imply, you’ll be able to inform by all of the leaping I did.”

Duval fell in love with tennis when she was simply seven years outdated, watching her brothers play in tournaments, and even becoming a member of in on the tournaments herself at a younger age.

Based on ESPN, Duval has gone by means of some struggles in her life together with having her father, Jean-Maurice, get severely injured throughout an earthquake in 2010 in his dwelling of Santo Domingo, Haiti. Jean-Maurice was buried alive for 4 hours underneath rubble and needed to endure a variety of therapy resulting from a punctured lung. Duval additionally skilled a traumatizing theft in Haiti that prompted her to choose to dwell in her birthplace of Miami, Fla. slightly than in Haiti.

Whereas Duval had gone by means of a variety of tough occasions, her U.S. Open victory was all about triumph and overcoming the non-public tragedy she’s skilled.

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