World number two Victoria Azarenka admitted that she should have taken a longer break from tennis so that she can better prepare for the upcoming tournaments. The Belarusian lost her opening round match at the ongoing China Open in Beijing on Monday. A week ago, she also lost her opening round match to former top-ranked Venus Williams.
“It was an awful match and a very bad performance from me, so there’s not much to say about it,” she said. “It happens once, twice a year to every player, and it happened to me today.”
“If I did it all again, I probably should have taken a longer break and prepared myself better. I don’t feel like I was ready to play – to be 100%, the preparation wasn’t enough, I cannot deny that. It’s my mistake for not paying enough attention after the US Open how I managed my time and managed my health.”
“But you cannot put yourself down too much. In the end the important thing is how you come out of it. I’m going to go back, reevaluate and practice more. I just needed more preparation, and that’s what I’m going to get now before the last tournament. I’ll just look at the positives. I have three weeks now.”
