The two-time Australian Open, Azarenka gave birth to her son, Leo in December 2016. Since then, her performance on the tennis courts has been topsy-turvy.
Rafael Nadal returned to the courts after a long hiatus in the latter half of 2018, only to be beaten by the South African Kevin Anderson at the Mubadala
Zverev criticised the officials of the Melbourne major and stated that players were not conferred for changing the usual practice of advantage final sets.