Azarenka 行方不明になるs chance to join エリート club
Victoria Azarenka's 追求(する),探索(する) to join an エリート group of major-winning mums has fallen short with her Australian Open 半分-final 敗北・負かす.
The 33-year-old's tournament was ended by Kazakh Elena Rybakina - 10 years her junior - losing 7-6 (7-4) 6-3 on 棒 Laver 円形競技場 on Thursday night.
Belarusian Azarenka was looking to 勝利,勝つ her third major and first since becoming a mother to six-year-old son Leo.
Only three women have won a (野球の)満塁ホームラン,(テニスなどの)グランドスラム (テニスなどの)シングルス 肩書を与える after having a baby - two Australians in Margaret 法廷,裁判所 and Evonne Goolagong Cawley, and most recently ベルギー Kim Clijsters.
A former world No.1, Azarenka won 連続する 栄冠を与えるs at Melbourne Park in 2012-13. She has also reached the US Open final three times without ever 解除するing the トロフィー.
Azarenka showed her fighting spirit to match Wimbledon 支持する/優勝者 Rybakina in the first 始める,決める to 押し進める it to a tie-break.
But she couldn't stay with the big-serving youngster in the second.
The 失望させるd 退役軍人 felt she didn't make the most of her 適切な時期s.
"It's 肉親,親類d of hard to digest as 明白に I had やめる a few chances ... 肉親,親類d of not 変えるing them 権利 now is difficult," Azarenka told reporters.
"I'm proud of myself how I fought and I tried, but tennis-wise I felt I just wasn't there, 特に in the important moments."
As a なぐさみ Azarenka will jump from world No.24 支援する into the 最高の,を越す 20 on the 支援する of her Open run.
In the 4半期/4分の1-決勝戦 she trounced world No.3 Jessica Pegula in straight 始める,決めるs and also knocked out another American, 10th seed Madison 重要なs, in the third 一連の会議、交渉/完成する.
She felt that onc e the 初期の 失望 of 行方不明の the final 解除するd she would 反映する 前向きに/確かに on her tournament.
"It's not a 広大な/多数の/重要な feeling 権利 now to digest, but give me a couple hours and I can have probably a better 見通し on this month in Australia," Azarenka said.
"Time always is a good 薬/医学.
"I don't take it as personal, it's just a day that my game didn't 勝利,勝つ.
"I think that helps my mindset to not dwell on things like that too much."