Caroline Wozniacki: Inspirational return to the top of tennis
S15 Ep 1
Our guest in this special bonus episode, is professional tennis player Caroline Wozniacki, ranked number one in the world at the height of her career.
Caroline’s professional career took off at 15 when she joined the WTA Tour, and her meteoric rise saw her ranked world number one for 70 weeks.
Having won the Australian Open, Caroline was at the peak of her tennis career in 2018 when she was diagnosed with rheumatoid arthritis.
Caroline retired from tennis in 2020 and then, much to the delight of tennis fans across the world, in 2023, now mother to two young children, she announced her surprise return to professional tennis.
It was such a privilege to talk to Caroline, who explains how she started playing tennis, her competitive nature and how her ambition was apparent from a very young age.
We explore her phenomenal rise to world number one, and the impact of returning to that position again years later when she also won the Australia Open.
Caroline talks frankly about her rheumatoid arthritis – its diagnosis and how it impacts her life as an elite athlete. She also talks about her passion to help other women with the Advantage Hers* campaign.
We explore the impact of her surprise return to professional tennis this year, the changes she’s seen and her plans for the future.
As a mother returning to play her sport at the very highlight level Caroline Wozniacki is a huge inspiration to working mothers everywhere.
* The Advantage Hers campaign is supported and paid for by UCB. For more information visit www.advantagehers.co.uk”
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Hosted by Sue Anstiss
Produced by Sam Walker, What Goes On Media
A Fearless Women production