‘We couldn’t be happier and feel very blessed to begin this exciting journey of building a family together, ‘ she said via her social media pages.
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Azarenka, who turns 27 at the end of this month, is now ranked No6, and will be eligible to apply for special ranking if, according the regulations, she is “ready to play her first tournament within 12 months of the birth of her child”.
The 26-year-old Belarussian, who won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, did not play at Wimbledon this year due to a knee injury. I will take the time to improve myself in ways I’ve never been able to do before.
Now ranked sixth, Azarenka had to retire from her first-round French Open match May 24 when she hurt the knee and hasn’t played since.
She has not named who the father is, but it is not thought to be pop star Redfoo, with whom she had a two-year relationship.
Now ranked sixth, Azarenka had to retire from her first-round French Open match May 24 when she hurt the knee and hasn’t played since.
Azarenka, who has not played since the French Open, will not participate in any more tournaments this season.
Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko is the highest-ranked mother on tour at number 58, while Russia’s Evgeniya Rodina and Tatjana Maria of Germany are just outside the top 100. “There is nothing more special than becoming a parent and we look forward to having Vika with her family back on Tour and winning championships next year”, WTA CEO Steve Simon said.
It removes another challenger to Williams in the WTA top ten.
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She made the announcement Friday just as the International Tennis Federation was about to release its list of players for next month’s Olympics.
