Kleybanova reveals battle with Hodgkin's lymphoma

As you guys can tell I'm a bit of a tennis vacay after the long spring/summer European swing. But I felt compelled to post after hearing about Alisa Kleybanova's recent revelation that she has Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer of the lymph tissue. She made the announcement on her 22nd birthday via the WTA tour site which you can read here.

All the best to her as she goes through this most difficult time. 

[Photo(s) credit: AFP PHOTO / DANI POZO]