After more than a year's absence, Lisicki is ready to make a comeback

© AFP

Jules Hypolite

le 06/12/2024 à 17h22

1 min to read

Lisicki

Sabine Lisicki, 35, hasn't played on the professional circuit since November 2023. The German, a Wimbledon finalist in 2013, became pregnant in complete secrecy.

Now the mother of a baby girl, Lisicki has no intention of stopping her career.

She had to end her season last year with a title in Calgary (Canada), but this is not the way she would like to retire from the professional world: "I feel that my mission on the court is not yet over.

I really wanted to have my daughter and start a new phase in my life, but... Why should I leave tennis?

Women used to stop playing between the ages of 22 and 25, but this generation wants to break the rules.

There are the examples of Kerber, Osaka, Svitolina and Serena Williams. Venus Williams isn't a mother, but she's still playing at 44.

The former world no. 12, who had some interesting results in 2023, expressed her determination before making her comeback: "In 2023, I climbed the rankings, which enabled me to reach the Grand Slams.

I had even planned my grass-court season after playing well in Berlin.

I'm going to come back, that's how I want to end my career. Anything else would not be to my liking - I love this sport far too much."