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It’s never easy for an injured athlete to view their counterparts playing out there while they end up sitting in front of the television watching them from home. Borrowing a quote from Michelle Obama, "You should never view your challenges as a disadvantage. Instead, it's important for you to understand that your experience facing and overcoming adversity is actually one of your biggest advantages." Tennis is always considered as a sport where one has to overcome various adversities to make a comeback, which isn’t an easy one. But former Grand Slam champions Petra Kvitova and Victoria Azarenka have overcome those hardships as a result of their continuous perseverance and hard work. Let us take a look at the road these two women had to make it through in the recent past.

Digital platform builder Red Ventures will purchase online financial services company Bankrate Inc ( RATE ) in an all-cash deal valued at $1.4 billion, Bankrate announced Monday. Red Ventures will pay $14 per share, offering a 31% premium over Bankrate's thee-month average closing share price. "We see significant potential to leverage our technology, strategic partnerships and digital expertise and build on Bankrate's leading platforms to help more consumers find the financial services and products that meet their needs," Red Ventures CEO Ric Elias said. The deal was unanimously approved by Bankrate's Board of Directors. It is expected to close this year pending approval from Bankrate shareholders and regulators. SMALL INVESTMENT, BIG POTENTIAL.  TheStreet's Stocks Under $10 has identified a handful of stocks with serious upside potential.  See them FREE for 14-days. Bankrate shares were up almost 2% at the close on Friday. Hours earlier, ...

Bankrate Inc. (NYSE: RATE), a digital publisher of personal finance content, has agreed to a merger with privately held Red Ventures in which Bankrate shareholders will receive $14 in cash for each Bankrate share. The total value of the all-cash deal is approximately $1.4 billion. The acquisition price represents a premium of 31% to Bankrate’s three-month average closing price and has been approved unanimously by the Bankrate board of directors. The company’s stock closed at $12.85 on Friday and traded up more than 7% Monday morning at $13.75. The stock’s 52-week range is $6.91 to $12.95. Red Ventures is headquartered in Fort Mill, South Carolina, and specializes in online marketing, telephone sales and building technology, according to a Bloomberg profile of the company. It was founded in 2000 and has operations in Charlotte, North Carolina, and Seattle, as well as São Paolo, Brazil and Waltham, Massachusetts. Ric Elias, CEO of Red Ventures said: We’re excited to join ...

Bankrate Inc.  (NYSE:RATE) has agreed to be acquired by locally based  Red Ventures  in an all-cash transaction valued at roughly $1.4 billion,  the companies announced this morning . Terms of the deal would have Bankrate shareholders receiving $14 per share, representing a premium of roughly 31% over the company's three-month average closing price, according to a news release. The merger will create a "scaled and diversified digital platform of consumer marketplaces," the release says. “We’re excited to join forces with the Bankrate team, which has built an impressive and powerful platform of consumer-facing financial services content and brands,” says  Ric Elias , CEO of Red Ventures, in that statement. “Our capabilities are highly complementary. We see significant potential to leverage our technology, strategic partnerships and digital expertise and build on Bankrate’s leading platforms to help more consumers find the financial services and products that m...

Ice Bucket Challenge creator Pete Frates is reportedly in poor condition battling ALS at Massachusetts General Hospital in Boston. Award-winning journalist Mike Barnicle originally tweeted out that the 32-year-old had passed on Monday morning, but then retracted his tweet.

BOSTON (AP) — The Massachusetts man who inspired people around the world to dump buckets of ice water over their heads to raise millions of dollars for Lou Gehrig's disease research is back in the hospital. A Facebook post from the family of 32-year-old Pete Frates (FRAY'-tees) asked for prayers Sunday and said he is at Massachusetts General Hospital "and battling this beast ALS like a Superhero." Frates was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis in 2012. The disease weakens muscles and impairs physical functioning. There is no known cure. The ALS Ice Bucket Challenge raised more than $220 million when it took off worldwide on social media in 2014. The family's Facebook post has drawn hundreds of comments of support. Family members said, "We feel your love and support and are so grateful." Copyright 2017 The  Associated Press . All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.