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Woznicaki lost 1-6 6-4 6-1 to Maria Timofeeva
in the second round on Wednesday, her first Australian Open
since the 2020 edition. The 2018 champion stepped away from the
sport two years later before deciding to return to the WTA Tour
in 2023.
The Danish wildcard arrived at Melbourne Park this year with her
children Olivia and James in tow but made her earliest exit
since going out in the first round in 2016.
"Losing now and losing then, it doesn't really change,"
Wozniacki told reporters. "You want to win everything. When you
have the family here you want to win even more because you want
to stay longer and not have to move around.
"It definitely sucks and it's disappointing. I felt like this
was my match to win and I didn't. I sit here with a very
disappointing feeling, because looking back, I feel like the
match slid out of my hands.
"At this point, there's nothing I can do about it but playing a
Grand Slam you want to keep winning."
Wozniacki was one of three former Australian Open champions and
new mothers making their Melbourne comebacks alongside Angelique
Kerber and Naomi Osaka, who both went out in the first round.
German Kerber, who won the Australian Open in 2016, was a lot
more relaxed and appreciated the wave of support after Tuesday's
6-2 3-6 6-1 loss to Danielle Collins having returned to the tour
after a gap of 18 months.
"I think I'm more open than before ... it's a little bit
different," Kerber said.
"I'm also more relaxed, so I feel that they (other players)
appreciate it and I think it's nice to see so many moms are back
on tour."
(Reporting by Shrivathsa Sridhar in Melbourne; Editing by Peter
Rutherford)
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