He managed to be one of the best in female tennis, but an error finished condemning it under public opinion and moved away from the courts.
Female tennis has an undisputed queen as Serena Williams iswhich exceeded the legacy of Steffi Graf and battled for years with an excellent professional as it was Maria Sharapova. But among those classic duels that occurred in the great tournaments, there were also other athletes who stood out in the discipline.
Caroline Wozniacki She was one of them, considered the best Danish tennis player in history, in addition to Serena, she was also contemporary to Venus Williams, Sharapova, Amelie Mauresm and Justin Henin, among others. He managed to lift trophies to these rivals and even managed to be the world number 1 in the WTA ranking but suffered a hard setback for what she considered an innocent joke.
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The rise of Carolina Wozniacki in tennis
In 2006, the world of tennis began to talk about Caroline Wozniacki, who in the WTA circuit was already one of the most prominent. For 2008 he had already raised several trophies and a year later it was US Open finalist, but fell into the final against Kim Clijsters.
By 2010, his rise was such that he managed to position himself in the First place in rankingwith a huge climb that put it on the same line as a legend as was also Serena Williams, her greatest rival and even a friend inside the sport. Yes indeed, Only in 2018 he was able to get his first Grand Slam in Australia Open by defeating Simona Halep in the final.
He retired in 2020, was the mother of Olivia and James and returned in 2023 to leave the racket definitively in 2024. With 30 titles, she marked a successful legacy that made her the best in the history of her country.
His crossing with Serena Williams and threats to her family
For his bad luck, the world of tennis did not forgive what an innocent joke was on his part. In an exhibition duel against Maria Sharapova in San Pablo, he made a joke to make the public laugh. Caroline took some towels and He put it under his clothes to mimic Serena Williams, who her friend was.
The laughs in the enclosure were and the approval seemed general, but from a feminist blog (Feministing.com) They had no mercy when analyzing the joke. They took it as a gesture of racism, being a white woman who “He laughs at the body of a black woman.”
The conflict with the public began to grow over the years, since the duel against Sharapova was where the event occurred in 2012. In 2018, after a defeat against Monica Puig In Puerto Rico, fans insulted her and she could not hide her anger with both people and sport.
Even from the stands they lowered Threats to her and her familyso from then on, he began to lose love for tennis and, today, it is estimated that he will not return to the professional circuit although some exhibition appearances are not ruled out.
Source: Ambito
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