"I don't feel like I'm as stressed anymore": Sense of freedom for Wozniacki ahead of US Open return

Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki believes that being older and becoming a mother gave her a sense of calmness.

The 33-year-old has recently returned to playing professional tennis after retiring three years back in order to give more time to her family.

Talking ahead of the upcoming US Open, Wozniacki was of the opinion that getting older gives her a sense of freedom and calmness, something she did not have before.

"I feel like there's some sort of a calmness that comes with the perspective of being a mom,” she said. "Having been away from the game for a while that I think you can't really replicate unless you've been through kind of the whole process of starting off really young, working your way through, then obviously coming back and knowing exactly what you need to do to get back to a very, very, very high level."

"I am obviously older and I feel like I have more of a, I don't know, clear pathway for myself also on the court, fitness, physical, all of that."

"But I also feel like I have a little bit more of a clear mind when it comes to off the court, whether that comes to sponsorship, whether that comes to kids because I don't feel like I'm as stressed anymore.”

Wozniacki has not set the world alight after returning to playing at the highest level and she will be eager to change that in the upcoming mega-event.

The fourth and final Grand Slam of the year is set to begin on Monday where players from all over the world will showcase their talent to claim the ultimate prize.

Wozniacki has an impressive record while playing at Flashing Medows where she finished as a runner-up twice in her career — in 20019 and later in 2014.