Caroline Wozniacki insists she feels revered following her return to tennis however she believes extra must be finished to help moms on tour.
The previous world No 1 got here out of retirement final summer season after a spot of three-and-a-half years, throughout which period she had two youngsters.
Wozniacki’s father and coach Piotr prompted a stir final month when he castigated the game in an interview within the Polish media, calling girls’s tennis “pathological” after the Italian Open and French Open each declined to provide his daughter a wild card.
Piotr urged Wozniacki was so annoyed she would dangle up her racket once more earlier than subsequent season, however that was shot down by Caroline.
Wozniacki mentioned: “I think sometimes my dad gets a little ahead of himself. It’s definitely not something we’ve talked about.”
The 33-year-old is considered one of a rising band of moms on tour however the size of her absence means, in contrast to Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber, she doesn’t have a protected rating and has been counting on wild playing cards to enter the large tournaments.
Till not too long ago, she had not discovered these onerous to return by and he or she doesn’t share her father’s view that she has been disrespected, though she does consider extra must be finished when it comes to understanding the wants of moms.
“I think I’ve been treated very well,” she mentioned. “The tournaments have really embraced me coming back and with kids.
“The place I do share my view, and the place plenty of different girls on tour share the view, is I feel there needs to be extra finished for ladies getting back from maternity depart.
“It has been looked at because obviously there are more players now that want to come back but, at the same time, it’s not the same as coming back from an injury.
“As somebody who got here again after nearly 4 years, I feel while you give start and for the physique to recuperate, you’ve got grown a human inside you, there’s plenty of adjustments which are taking place within the physique after that.
“I think in general women deserve more time to feel, ‘OK, now I’m ready, I can really prepare and get ready for competing at the highest level’.”
Wimbledon is the one Grand Slam the place Wozniacki has not reached not less than the quarter-finals however, having performed within the legends occasion final yr, she is raring to return to the principle draw for the primary time since 2019 having requested a wild card to play on the All England Membership.
“I’ve been preparing for the grass. I feel confident, I feel comfortable and I want to prepare for Wimbledon as best as possible,” the Danish famous person instructed Sky Sports activities.
“We’re coming into my best part of the season which is grass and hard courts, so those are two surfaces I feel very comfortable and confident at.
“Wimbledon is such a particular occasion. It has the historical past and I feel it is a little bit bit just like the Masters in golf while you stroll into Wimbledon. You possibly can’t actually clarify it to somebody who hasn’t been there earlier than. It is an extremely particular place which has this aura round it.
“I’ve played on Centre Court multiple times and you just see and feel how everyone is just so knowledgeable and respectful. And with the way the ball hit the grass there’s just something so special about that. It’s definitely a place that has brought me a lot of special memories.
“For me, proper now, it is to get as snug and as effectively ready as I probably can for Wimbledon which is clearly my primary aim after which we see how I do at Wimbledon however I consider in myself. I consider once I play my finest tennis I can beat anybody particularly on a floor like grass.
“I feel like my game is suited to my game well and it’s all about picking my targets and hitting my shots.”
Wozniacki can also be excited to doubtlessly share the Wimbledon expertise along with her youngsters – three-year-old Olivia and one-year-old James – who journey along with her on tour.
“I’ve been very proud of the way I’ve been able to come back and handled myself,” she mentioned. “I think it’s so special to be able to do it with my kids. Having them see me play and doing this really has been a special moment for me and my family and so I’ve been very proud of the way I’ve been fighting.
“I simply take it one event at a time.”
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