Victoria Azarenka: ‘I was depressed, I thought about retiring from tennis’

Every time she comes back home – Minsk, Bielorussia – Babushka prepares for her some grapes and chocolate. The simplicity against the luxury of the high-ranked players. ‘Until age 74 my Grandmother used to wake up at 5 AM to go working all days. Always with the smile on her face. I don’t see her as often now but I have lived incredible moments with her. When I feel sad I think of Babushka and I find the optimism  back- she said to Il Corriere della Sera. Victoria Azarenka is the player who got the best results in the last months and arrived to Rome as favourite, despite losing in the second round match against Irina Begu ‘This year there is also the Gold medal to fight for at the Olympic Games in Rio: I …

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