Alisa Kleibanova is a famous Russian tennis player. Close people characterize her as a pretty, tall girl with a strong low voice. Alice is not characterized by coquetry. She is straightforward and businesslike. It is these qualities that are present in most professional athletes.
Carier start
Alisa Kleibanova was born in 1989 in Moscow. The girl began to play tennis at the age of four. When Alice was 13 years old, she was able to win at Wimbledon in the junior tournament. Fans and experts praised the athlete and predicted her a great future. And their predictions came true. Kleibanova had many more victories. At 22, the girl entered the top 20 of the best tennis players on the planet. Alice was already dreaming about the top of the rating, but the unexpected happened.
Disease
Having learned about her ailment, the girl realized that his symptoms had been manifesting for a long time. For several years, the athlete was harassed by ailments: either bronchitis or colds. She was often out of shape and missed tournaments. Doctors explained this by weak immunity and advised to drink vitamins.
Only the Italian doctor was able to identify the ailment that Alice Kleibanova suffered from. The disease was discovered by him immediately. Her medical name is Hodgkin's lymphoma. During the diagnosis, the girl’s trainer Julian Vespan was also present in the office. He was terribly scared. And Alice ... Not a single muscle flinched on her face. The tennis player finally got out of years of uncertainty and found out the reason that interfered with her sports career. Now Kleibanova clearly knew what to do. Hodgkin's disease can be defeated in more than 60% of cases. And the scheme is always the same: radiation therapy - rest - chemistry. The course lasts eight months. Then a new examination is prescribed.
Fight
Alisa Kleibanova hoped to win this game with the disease ahead of schedule. But she didn’t succeed. It was very hard to fight. On the court, the girl has not come across such difficult rivals.
The hardest time for Alice was given chemotherapy. Pain, weakness, nausea, high fever - that is what accompanied the girl throughout the course. According to Kleibanova herself, the injected drugs simply “burned” her veins. This was the most terrible and painful test in the life of an athlete.
For the first time, Alice could not do what she loved. Doctors recommended excluding any physical activity. But even if there was no such prohibition, the athlete still lacked strength. At the hospital, Kleibanova was always supported by close people - a trainer, parents and colleagues. The girl was visited by Ekaterina Makarova and Irina Zvonareva.
Alice later admitted that without their support, it would have been much more difficult for her to deal with the disease. In order not to fall out of normal life, the athlete set a goal: to buy an apartment in Italy and fully equip it. After the acquisition of housing, she took up the design and selection of furniture. Thus, she was preparing herself a return to normal life without overcoming a terrible disease.
Victory
Eight months later, Alisa Kleibanova again came to the doctor. This was the same office as the first time. Only now did the doctor tell the good news. Analyzes of the athlete were normal. She has fully recovered. The coach was sincerely happy, and the heroine of this article took the news calmly. The girl did not consider this a miracle, because she had to put so much effort into recovery.
Tennis player Alisa Kleibanova returned to training a month later after defeating the disease. For the first time going to the court, the athlete experienced absolute happiness. All the hardships experienced by her during treatment were forgotten at one moment. Alice did not have to re-learn the game. The skills acquired over the years of training returned almost immediately. Therefore, the first match after a long period of absence was successful. In March 2012, Kleibanova beat Johanna Larsson from Sweden. Now the athlete is actively training and plans to regain lost ground in the world ranking.