TENNIS
Caroline Wozniacki announces tennis return three years after retirement
The Danish player will compete again after she decided to retire from the sport back in 2020 to start a family.
All is set and ready in Wimbledon to host the third Grand Slam tournament of the year, and while fans and media are talking about the event, another big news has impacted the tennis community.
Caroline Wozniacki has announced that she will come back from retirement, stating she’s ready to return to the WTA tour to compete at the top level.
The former world No. 1, who retired in 2020 to dedicate her time to starting a family with former NBA player David Lee, had won 30 singles titles in the women’s category till her retirement, including the Australian Open in 2018.
“Over these past three years away from the game I got to make up for lost time with my family, I became a mother and now have two beautiful children I am so grateful for,” Wozniacki said on Twitter.
“But I still have goals I want to accomplish. I want to show my kids that you can pursue your dreams no matter your age or role. We decided as a family it’s time. I’m coming back to play and I can’t wait!”, she wrote.
Back into action in August
The European player’s decision to come back to the tennis courts has probably taken her some time, something she will still need before competing in official tournaments again. Now she will need to get back into form and recover sensations on the court, especially after a three-year break.
Her goal is to play at the Canadian Open in Montreal in August before the US Open. She hopes to be at her best level in the 2024 Paris Olympics, where she will try to win a medal.
Wozniacki, 32, has been awarded a wildcard at Flushing Meadows by the United States Tennis Association (USTA) for the last major of the season, where she has been a two-time finalist.
“So I’m going to play the US Open. There’s just an electric atmosphere in New York that I can’t get enough of, and I’ve played so well there for years and years,” she wrote in a Vogue magazine article.
“After that, I’ll have a couple of months to prepare for Australia and we’ll take it from there. The Paris Olympics are definitely a goal too.”
She admitted her comeback was inspired by Serena Williams, who returned to the sport following the birth of her daughter Olympia.
“Her retirement will always be bittersweet, both for me and for so many other players, because she’s meant so much to women’s tennis. She paved the way for so many of us, she showed us that anything is possible”, she added.
Wozniacki, who spent 71 weeks at the top of the world rankings, will be 33 when she is back in official competition, which means that the Danish star will still have plenty of great tennis at the highest level to offer to her fans.