“I hope that I’m going to be at my peak for the US Open”: Wozniacki not stressed as she readies for comeback

The Dane plays her first match in three and a half years at the National Bank Open in Montreal against qualifier Kimberly Birrell on Tuesday

Caroline Wozniacki at the 2010 US Open Image Credit: Zuma / Panoramic

Haresh Ramchandani

August 7, 2023

Former world No 1 and Grand Slam winner Caroline Wozniacki will make her comeback to the sport on Tuesday – playing her first match in three and a half years at the National Bank Open in Montreal against qualifier Kimberly Birrell.

While there is plenty of excitement among tennis fans to watch how the comeback of the mother-of-two unfolds in the coming weeks, the Dane, herself, is not stressing too much about her return.

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“Tennis-wise, I feel like I’m doing great in practice and it’s going to be just fine when I’m out there,” Wozniacki told the media on Media Day in Toronto as quoted by the WTA website. “So I’m not stressing. I’m not worried. It’s just about getting more and more matches in and the more I play the better I’m going to play. I hope that I’m going to be at my peak for the US Open.”

I have already done so much in my career and basically ticked off most of the goals that I had set.
Caroline Wozniacki

The 33-year-old Dane is looking forward to getting back into competition mode, knowing that match toughness cannot be gained by playing practice sets. “Realistically when you haven’t been on tour and haven’t played a match in so long, no matter how much you practice, how many practice sets you’ve done, you can never replicate being on a match court, she said. “I have to get into the match rhythm myself, but at least I know where I am, where I feel like I am doing very well, where I can improve. It’s a much clearer picture that you have when you’ve seen it from the outside.”

The fact that she is now a mother of two young children and a wife makes the return more enjoyable for the former National Bank Open champion.

“I’m here. I’ve got nothing to lose. I have already done so much in my career and basically ticked off most of the goals that I had set. But I’m here because I love to compete. I love the sport, and I feel like I still have a lot to give to the sport. And doing it with the family just makes it so much more enjoyable.”