Caroline Wozniacki announces return to tennis
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki is returning to tennis, three years after retiring, and believes she can claim glory at the 2023 US Open.
The Dane won the 2018 Australian Open among 30 WTA Tour-level titles and spent 71 weeks on top of the rankings.
The 32-year-old retired in January 2020 but now plans to return after giving birth to her two children.
“I’m too competitive to show up and not feel like I’m going to be one of the best players out there,” she said.
In an interview with Vogue, Wozniacki said she wants to play at the Canadian Open in Montreal in August, before travelling to the US Open, where she reached the final in 2009 and 2014.
Soon after Wozniacki’s announcement, the US Open said Wozniacki has already been handed a wildcard for the event, which begins on 28 August.
Caroline Wozniacki is making her return to tennis!
She’s been awarded a US Open wild card. pic.twitter.com/RkFkK5kuZK
— US Open Tennis (@usopen) June 29, 2023
She will also aim to compete at the Australian Open and the Paris Olympics in 2024.
“Am I nervous? Not really,” Wozniacki said. “I’m coming back to something I love.
“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.
“If I didn’t believe in myself, I wouldn’t be doing this: I’m too competitive to just show up and not feel like I’m going to be one of the best players out there.”
