‘I have to and will learn from this,’ Victoria Azarenka apologizes for storming out mid-match against Linda Fruhvirtova at Miami
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During the third-round match at the Miami Open, 16-year old Linda Fruhvirtova completely dominated multiple grand slam champion Victoria Azarenka to storm into the Round of 16. Fruhvirtova won the match after Azarenka handed an untimely walk over and decided to storm off the court after badly losing in the match. The Czech won in straight sets 6-2,3-0.
Azarenka was subjected to a lot of criticism after her act and was even termed as a ‘sore loser’ as she withdrew despite having any physical injuries. As for Fruhvirtova, she is having a dream tournament. He is currently ranked No.279 in the world and was used to competing in ITF events.
Interestingly, Victoria Azarenka, who got outplayed by Linda Fruhvirtova, played her first WTA qualies in 2005 just one week after Linda was born, and she did in Prague, Linda’s hometown.
After a comfortable victory over Danka Kovinic in the first round, the 16-year old stunned the 20th seed, Elise Mertens, in the second round three sets 7-5,2-6,6-1 before beating Azarenka.
‘I hope to take a break and be able to come back’: Victoria Azarenka
Azarenka has now released a statement about the same and admitted that the last few weeks have been stressful in her personal life and hence she shouldn’t have stepped on the court today.
“I shouldn’t have gone on the court today. The last few weeks have been extremely stressful in my personal life. The last match took so much out of me, but I wanted to play in front of a great audience as they helped me pull through my first match. I wanted to go out there and try but it was a mistake,” she said.
She apologized to the fans for what happened and said that she will be soon staging a comeback. She went on to congratulate her opponent and wished her luck.
“I hope to take a break and be able to come back. I’m sorry to the fans for what happened as you were great to cheer for me. It was the only reason I decided to step on the court. I always look forward to the challenge and pressure of competition but today it was too much. I have to and will learn from this. I would like to congratulate my opponent and wish her the best of luck in this tournament and the beginning of her professional career,” she concluded.
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