Caroline Wozniacki is ready to make a comeback to tennis after the previous world No 1 mentioned on Thursday that she was able to return to the Tour having retired from the game in 2020 to start out a household.
Wozniacki spent 71 weeks on the high of the world rankings and completed with 30 singles titles – together with a Grand Slam crown on the Australian Open in 2018.
She introduced her retirement previous to the 2020 Australian Open on the age of 29, saying she needed to start out a household together with her husband, former NBA participant David Lee. She has since had a daughter Olivia and son James.
“Over these previous three years away from the sport I obtained to make up for misplaced time with my household, I grew to become a mom and now have two stunning youngsters I’m so grateful for,” she wrote on Twitter.
“However I nonetheless have objectives I wish to accomplish. I wish to present my children which you can pursue your goals irrespective of your age or function.
“We determined as a household it is time. I am coming again to play and I can not wait!”
Wozniacki mentioned she would first play on the Canadian Open in Montreal in August “to get again into the groove” earlier than focusing on the US Open whereas her long-term aim is the 2024 Olympics in Paris.
“So I will play the US Open. There’s simply an electrical ambiance in New York that I can not get sufficient of, and I’ve performed so effectively there for years and years,” she wrote in a Vogue journal article.
“After that, I will have a few months to organize for Australia and we’ll take it from there. The Paris Olympics are undoubtedly a aim too.”
Wozniacki, who turns 33 subsequent month, mentioned she was impressed by 23-time Grand Slam champion Serena Williams after the American returned to the game following the beginning of her daughter Olympia.
“I believe that Serena would not get practically sufficient credit score for attending to so many Grand Slam finals after having Olympia,” she added.
“Her retirement will at all times be bittersweet, each for me and for therefore many different gamers, as a result of she’s meant a lot to girls’s tennis. She paved the best way for therefore many people, she confirmed us that something is feasible.”