Sabine Lisicki has postponed her tennis comeback at short notice. The former Wimbledon finalist does not feel ready yet after the birth of her daughter – but she is not thinking about retiring.
Sabine Lisicki has canceled her planned comeback on the tennis tour at short notice. The former Wimbledon finalist says she does not feel ready to compete yet. The 36-year-old wanted to compete for the first time since the birth of her daughter at the clay court tournament in Mallorca, a Challenger event from October 5 to 12. However, she withdrew her participation shortly before the tournament began.
“I didn’t realize how much energy breastfeeding consumes.”
Lisicki explained her decision by citing the physical strain of the past few months. “I breastfed for a whole year, which is something else. I didn’t realize how much energy breastfeeding consumes,” she told RedaktionsNetzwerk Deutschland.
Lisicki is leaving open when she will actually return to the tour. “I’m the one who puts the most pressure on myself anyway,” she said. “I’m ambitious and I push myself, and then we’ll see when the right time is for my comeback.”
“I don’t want external circumstances to determine when I end my career.”
The Berlin native, once ranked number twelve in the world, is still planning to return to the tennis court a year after the birth of her child.
“I didn’t think for a second about ending my career because of my pregnancy. I want to end my career the way I want to and at a time that feels right for me,“ said Lisicki.
”I don’t want external circumstances to determine when I end my career. I just want to feel that it’s the right time. I think you can sense when that is,” added Lisicki.
