Former world No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki announced Thursday that she is returning to professional tennis this summer after more than three years away from the sport.
The Danish player first ascended to the No. 1 spot on the WTA rankings in 2010 and held the top ranking on and off throughout 2011 and into 2012. She would become No. 1 again in 2018 after winning her lone Grand Slam title at the Australian Open, the six-year gap between her stints as the world’s top-ranked player the longest in history.But Wozniacki’s career was derailed by rheumatoid arthritis and she announced that the 2020 Australian Open would be her final tournament.
“My rheumatologist and I came up with a plan: I’d take extraordinary care to walk, run, swim — anything, really — just to keep my joints moving; I’d hydrate myself relentlessly and eat a very particular kind of anti-inflammatory diet,” Wozniackiin a Vogue article announcing her return.
Wozniacki said she took inspiration from good friend Serena Williams, who reached four Grand Slam finals after giving birth to her daughter in September 2017. “Serena and I had dinner a few weeks ago, and when I told her my plan she just said, ‘Wow — good for you. I’m going to cheer you on every step of the way, and if you ever need anything, I’m here.’ She’s always been there for me,” Wozniacki wrote.Wozniacki turns 33 on July 11 and says she doesn’t know how long she can compete at tennis’s highest level. But she certainly seems confident that she can contend once against at a Grand Slam.
“Am I nervous? Not really. I’m coming back to something I love. Yes, I’ll be nervous before a match; I’m okay with that. I’m great with that,” she wrote in Vogue. “Can I win the US Open? I think so. Can I win the Australian Open? I think so. That’s why I’m doing this. And I guess we’ll see what happens.”
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