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Short-Lived Excitement for Serena Williams’ Best Friend Caroline Wozniacki Fans as She Drops Shock Career Move Post US Open Heroics

Published 09/04/2023, 3:30 PM EDT

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After stepping away from the sport to concentrate on her family like Serena Williams, Caroline Wozniacki, the best friend of the Queen of the Court, surprised us all when she made a comeback to tennis. And it was not just any comeback, it was a comeback that everyone will remember for years to come. She phenomenally came back from being a mother of two and played some of the best matches of her life. However, a recent announcement she made on social media has her fans in bits and pieces.

After her heartbreaking loss at the US Open, she has evidently made up her mind to step away. Her fans are surely not ready for this.

Serena Williams’ best friend to leave tennis for good in 2023

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Caroline lost the fourth round of the US Open to Coco Gauff yesterday. After her comeback, she has been playing amazingly well, be it in the National Bank Open or in Flushing Meadows. And now, after her loss, she has made up her mind to step away from the sport for the rest of the year.

A Twitter post from renowned journalist, Jose Morgado, confirmed that she won’t be playing for the rest of the year 2023.

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Her next big goal is going to be the Australian Open in 2024. Even though her journey at the US Open was a huge success for her, with her reaching the second week and making it to the fourth round, we are sure a break is something that she would like for now.

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Maintaining a balance between motherhood and her career is also pretty important for her, as we have seen her commitment to her family in the past. Whatever the reason might be, Twitter users, especially her fans, are not happy with this decision and made it very clear in the same post.

Caroline’s fans react negatively to her news of being away from tennis in 2023

On the same Twitter post, a lot of people started dropping comments about how they were unhappy about her leaving and that it was not the right decision to make.

One of the users commented, “Came back just to play 2 tournaments, ridiculous.”

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Another user also added, “No sense in that at least play like a master. But going into another slam without match practice makes no sense.”

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The above comments and many more clearly show that people want to see her play more. And not go away so soon after just being back.

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Ishmeet Kaur

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Ishmeet Kaur is a tennis writer at EssentiallySports. Although she completed her Masters in Business Administration, her passion for writing motivated her to hone her skills as a Content Writer. After sharpening her skills in writing and managing content, Ishmeet finally stepped into her dream field: sports journalism.
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Tony Thomas