“Vulnerability is Good” – Victoria Azarenka Recalls Breaking Down at Australian Open

If there is someone who is on cloud 9 today, it definitely has to be Victoria Azarenka. One ought to be, especially when you just knocked out a 23-time Grand Slam winner Serena Williams. There is no limit of happiness when the one you defeated is the same who denied you two US Open titles. Victory is sweet but revenge is sweeter.

When Victoria started to talk about her comeback today, someone asked her about the defeat against Laura in the Australian Open 2019. Was that point that changed everything for her? That emotional breakdown at the Melbourne press room?

 

“Well, that was a really tough moment for me personally. Obviously I’m the kind of player and person who shows their emotions, wear my heart on my sleeve. At some point, when bad things are happening to you and challenging things are happening to you, you can be a victim,” replied the 31-year-old Belarusian.

She kept on telling that very moment. The breakdown. Every bit of it as it happened. She started expressing all of that one by one.

“I was saying that vulnerability is good. Having emotions is good. For me personally, feeling myself constantly as why things happen to me the way they happened was not beneficial. I stopped doing that,” Victoria added.

“I started taking more responsibility for what I do, for what happens to me. The responsibility of how I’m going to react to situations that helped me grow. That helped me become a better person that I am today,” concluded the US Open 2020 finalist.

“Taking responsibility helped me grow.”-Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka in action in US Open 2020 semi finals
Victoria Azarenka returning a forehand of Williams in semi-finals of US Open 2020 Credit: Danielle Parhizkaran-USA TODAY Sports

It is sometimes the worst moments that bring the best out of someone. The thing to adapt from Victoria is her attitude of ‘Never Give up’. It is important to hold your nerves in challenging situations. Work hard. Take responsibility and become an improved player.

Also read: Victoria Azarenka v Naomi Osaka-Prediction and Head to Head

 

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