"It's a long way back and I'm just at the beginning": Angelique Kerber realistic about biggest challenge of her career in returning to tennis
WTATuesday, 07 November 2023 at 05:30
Former world number one Angelique Kerber has admitted that
returning after pregnancy is a ‘different kind of challenge’.
The 36-year-old is set to return to professional in 2024 after
giving birth to a baby girl earlier this year.
Kerber was recently quoted in a report where she admitted
that returning after becoming a mother will be a different kind of challenge.
‟This time it’s definitely a different kind of comeback,” she
said. “If you don’t play well, lose matches and as a consequence fall into a
big hole, then you continue to practice and know how to get out of the low.
These days it’s a completely different and much more difficult task.”
Talking about the reason behind returning to the court, Kerber
stated that she could not stay away from the sport she loves.
‟The love for the sport is my biggest motivation,” she said.
“It’ll never go away. Added to that is the challenge of returning to the big
tennis stage and giving it my all once again.
“I will face the world’s top players and show the fans my
best tennis. However, I’m also realistic. It’s a long way back and I’m just at
the beginning,"
Kerber is a three-time Grand Slam winner. She won the
Australian Open in 2016 by defeating former world number one America’s Serena
Williams in the final with a score of 6-4, 3-6, 6-4.
In the same year, Kerber went on to win the US Open as well
by beating Czech Republic’s Karolína Pliskova in the final with a score of 6–3,
4–6, 6–4.
Her last major triumph came in 2018 when she defeated
Williams once again in the final, this time at Wimbledon, in straight sets with
a score of 6-3, 6-3.
French Open remains the only tournament where the German
tennis star has never lifted the title.
Azeem Siddiqui is a seasoned sports journalist and data analyst with a strong background in both digital media and live sports production.
He began his journalism career working with partners of The New York Times and has since contributed to several leading international sports publications, including Fox Sports Asia, Calciomercato, and GiveMeSport. Since 2023, Azeem has been part of the TennisUpToDate team, where he has played a key role in sustaining the platform’s growth and ensuring tennis fans receive timely and reliable coverage of the sport’s biggest stories.
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