Victoria Azarenka’s Balance of Motherhood and Tennis
Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka, one of the former world No. 1, shared a message on her social media accounts, “Today is the happiest day of my life. Our son was born healthy. “ The 27-year-old tennis player, who won the championship in tournaments in Brisbane, Indian Wells and Miami in 2016, took a break from her career by announcing that she was pregnant in July.
World-famous tennis player Victoria Azarenka will not be able to participate in the tournament, which starts on January 1, due to a custody case in the United States. Azarenka, who was only able to participate in two tournaments in 2017 due to a custody case, may suffer a similar fate this year.
She will not go abroad
In the news on Eurosport, it was stated that the Belarusian tennis player, who plans to hold the season opener with the WTA Auckland starting on January 1, will not be able to travel abroad due to the custody case in the USA, so she will not be able to participate in the tournament to be played in New Zealand.
“She is going through a difficult process”
Tournament director Karl Budge expressed great sadness after the news from Azarenka, saying, “Due to legal requirements, Victoria will not be among us next week. He is going through a very difficult process himself. I know that you have been working very hard to get to your old level as soon as possible. We were also very excited that a big name like him would appear at our tournament, but we were met with a bad surprise before Christmas.” she spoke.
It remains unclear whether former world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka will compete at the Australian Open, which starts on January 15.. Azarenka was given a wild card to participate in the first Grand Slam of the season from the main draw, where she has previously won the title twice.
Former world No. 1 in women’s singles Victoria Azarenka has announced her withdrawal from the US Open.
The 28-year-old tennis player, who has two Australian Open titles in her career, shared with sports fans in a statement on her social media account that he will not take part in the last grand slam tournament of the season, the US Open, which starts on August 28 due to the ongoing custody case of her son Leo.
Azarenka, who returned to the courts in June after the birth of Leo and bid farewell to Wimbledon in the fourth round, got divorced in July.
The Belarusian tennis player, who managed to reach the final of the US Open in 2012 and 2013, when she won the Australian Open, had also withdrawn from the Cincinnati Open held in the United States due to a custody case.
Japanese athlete Misa Eguchi was included in the main table in place of Azarenka, who also missed the US Open last year due to her pregnancy.
