Victoria Azarenka: “I thought several times about withdrawal”

Victoria Azarenka faces one of her most important matches in recent years this Friday. The Belarusian tennis player, double Australian Open champion and former world number 1, faces Johanna Konta for a place in the Cincinnati Premier 5 final.

'Vika' tries to return to the elite after several years in which the break due to the pregnancy of her son and the battle for the custody of little Leo They have reduced him in terms of his tennis level.

Speaking after beating Ons Jabeur in their quarter-final match, Azarenka confessed that he had considered his final retirement on several occasions. “I have thought about it several times. In January I did not know if I would play. I decided to give it a last try. I would have felt good regardless of the decision, I do not regret things, “confessed the Belarusian.

Azarenka struggles to recover her best tennis, although she knows that the situation has changed compared to 2012 and 2013, when she became one of the dominators of the circuit. “When they won everyone thought that my level was incredible, but each opponent is different. Eight years have passed since my first title at the Australian Open and the game and things change and you have to adapt. I have learned a lot from what I did in 2012 and I continue to develop my game, “said 'Vika', who hopes to return to an individual final of a WTA tournament since she did it in Monterrey in 2019.