‘No Spring Chicken’- Aging Caroline Wozniacki Comes to Terms With an Inevitable Reality After Bright Australian Open Start

Caroline Wozniacki made her professional debut way back in 2005. She won her first WTA Tour title three years later. Several years have passed, and she’s now 33, a mother of two. From taking retirement to taking up the role of a commentator, she returned to the sport with a specific target in mind. Wozniacki recently spoke about the realities that aging has brought to her fitness levels.

She took retirement from tennis on 24 January 2020 after losing her match in the third round of the AO. Then, after that, she became a commentator at ESPN during the 2022 season. And, in June last year, she came out of her retirement targeting the US Open and Paris Olympics in 2024. Wozniacki is now in Australia competing at the first Grand Slam of the season. How has she managed her fitness levels in recent times?

Caroline Wozniacki thinks she needs to be now more careful with her body

The former world number 1 didn’t have a good start to her 2024 campaign. She had to face defeat at the hands of Elina Svitolina in her first match at the ASB Classic earlier this month. But now she’s back to where she had won her first and only Grand Slam title 6 years ago. And, here’s what she said reflecting on her comeback journey so far.

Talking about listening to the body as it ages, Wozniacki said, “I don’t know. I think about where I thought it was going to be. But obviously, I’m no spring chicken anymore, so my body, I just need to be careful with it, treat it accordingly. I think that’s what I’ve learned in the off-season, to be really diligent with everything that I do. I think that’s the main thing.”

The passage of time makes us older, but it also makes us mature. Hinting at a growth in her experience, she added, “I’ve played for so many years, been able to push my body to the brink almost every day for that whole time. Now just I really got to be more careful with what I do and how I do things.”

Wozniacki recently got off to a winning start in Melbourne after her opponent was forced to quit the match owing to an injury on Sunday. Who’s up next for the Danish superstar? Let’s find out.

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Wozniacki moves to the next round of the Australian Open

The 31-year-old Polish tennis player, Magda Linette was forced to retire from the match after playing only 55 minutes in her clash against Caroline Wozniacki. The former AO winner was leading by 6-2,2-0 at the Margaret Court Arena when Linette decided not to continue citing a left thigh injury. 

Wozniacki will now face Russia’s Maria Timofeeva in the second round of the Australian Open on Wednesday. Can the 33YO clinch her second Australian Open title in 2024 or will her age come down as a barrier to her dreams?

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