Most sports fans know who Victoria Azarenka is. After all, only those who are not at all interested in world achievements in physical education can know about the ex-first tennis player in singles.
Becoming an Athlete
Everyone knows that Victoria Azarenka was born in the capital of Belarus, in the city of Minsk, this happened in 1989. From the age of seven (thanks to the influence of the mother of Alla Valentinovna), she began to play tennis. Victoria felt an interest in the game from the first days, she had a desire to devote to her every free minute. Thanks to hard training, which took a lot of time from the young athlete, she was able to hone her technique very quickly.
Far from the last role in the formation of Azarenka as a professional tennis player was the fact that at the age of 14 she moved to the USA, where she continued training at the academy of the American city of Scottsdale. By the way, the move was facilitated by a friend of mother Victoria, who is the wife of the famous hockey player Khabibullin.
Carier start
Many are interested in tennis player Victoria Azarenka, whose biography is very full of sports achievements. But her first major tournament, which was held in Minsk in 2002, she lost to the Russian woman. True, the tennis player did not give up and rehabilitated her name the very next year. In 2003, she was able to win gold medals at the G3 tournament, which was held in Tashkent, in the same year she took part in the G1 competitions. These competitions helped her take her rightful place in the ranking of tennis players. In addition, she gained tremendous experience, which allowed her to take part in the Grand Slam tournament in 2004. She got to this competition in the junior category.
The first participation in this tournament was not very successful, she left him in the third round. But after that, Azarenka performed at Wimbledon and the US Open. And there and there she showed good results, reaching the semifinals.
Junior Achievements
Subsequent competitions showed that Victoria Azarenko chose tennis for a reason. Already 2005 was more than successful for her: she played in 6 tournaments, while in 4 of them she won. Thanks to such a successful take-off, the young athlete climbed to the top of the ranking among juniors, moreover, the international tennis association recognized that Azarenka was the best.
In 2005, she ended her junior career. By this time, Victoria already occupied the 149th line of the popular WTA rating. But her achievements did not end there, the athlete’s subsequent career was just as successful.
Pair competition
Despite the fact that Victoria Azarenka became known thanks to her single victories, her work with partners developed equally well. Already in 2003, she, together with the tennis player of Belarus Govortsova Olga, became the winner at Wimbledon. But this was not the limit, they also reached the semifinals of the US Open.
The results of pair performances in 2006 were no worse. Of the five tournaments played, three were won. Moreover, in one of them she reached the finals, but could not win.
From juniors to adulthood
Since 2006, Azarenka has been in the main composition of the Grand Slam. Although during this period she was unable to emerge victorious in any of the tournaments, the year did not go stupidly. Due to her achievements, victories in a number of qualifying matches, participation in Wimbledon and the US Open, she gets into the first hundred tennis players, taking 96th place in the WTA ranking.
2007 was more successful, according to its results, Victoria Azarenko was among the top 30 tennis players on the planet. Her biography from that moment becomes more saturated with interesting facts, games and events. So, she showed herself perfectly at the passing Grand Slam tournaments, moreover, she was able to get into the finals of the competitions in Estoril and Tashkent. But she didn’t have a single single-player tournament won in 2007, but together with Mirny Maxim they were able to get around everyone at the US Open.
2008 was also not rich in victories. But according to the results of the WTA, she was able to reach the 15th line of the rating. This was facilitated by participation in numerous tournaments in which she showed good results. At her first Olympics, which took place that year, she managed to get two places only in the 1/8 finals.
Serious victories
Despite a good rating, until 2009 Victoria was not able to beat serious rivals alone. But from this period she became one of the most successful tennis players. So, the sports season of 2009 began with the victory of Victoria Azarenka at the Brisbane tournament. Thanks to this, she instantly hit the top ten best tennis players on the planet.
A month after the first victory, she wins the tournament in Memphis, and after it immediately comes out the winner in Miami. In addition, she reaches the semifinals of the WTA Championship in Italy. At the famous competitions Roland Garros and at Wimbledon, Victoria reached the quarter-finals. Thanks to these victories, she was not only in the top ten WTA, taking sixth place there, but also among the richest tennis players in the world.
But 2010 was marked by health problems, because of which Azarenka could not speak normally. Only in the second part of the season she was able to show good results - she won the Kremlin Cup and the competition in Stanford.
The year 2011 was more successful: Victoria Azarenka was able to conquer the Miami and Marbella tournaments. At Wimbledon, the fifth racket of the world at that time reached the semifinals, so it moved to fourth place. In addition, she won in Luxembourg and even reached the final of the Game Tournament.
But 2012 is considered the best. Victoria not only won tournaments in Sydney, Indian Wales, Doha, but also won the Grand Slam championship for the first time. From that moment she became the first racket of the world, but she managed to keep this title only until the Roland Garros competitions, where Maria Sharapova won the victory. After Wimbledon, where Azarenka lost only in the final, she managed to regain the first line of the rating. Also, 2012 was marked by the receipt of silver in singles and gold in doubles at the London Olympics. At the end of the year, she also reaches the final of the US Open, wins in Linz and Beijing.
Modern realities
But, unfortunately, starting in 2013, Azarenka was losing ground. She, of course, defended her title at the games in Australia, at a major tournament in Doha, but over time, she began to lose to other tennis players. Last but not least, the athlete's deteriorating well-being began to influence the results. Victoria Azarenka continues to play today, despite the difficult 2013 year. She prepares for tournaments and participates in competitions, although her legs are injured.
Athlete’s personal life
No matter how successful the tennis player, many are interested not only in her career, but also in events that take place outside the court. Everyone is wondering if Victoria Azarenka and Redfu, her young man, a famous DJ, who is actually called Stefan Gordy, got married. The public became aware of their relationship in January 2013. At the same time, they met at the US Open-2012 tournament. Their relationship developed well. The couple did not even hide their intentions regarding the purchase of joint real estate, which they planned to acquire in Australia, but no one spoke about the wedding.
But the media slipped information that they plan to combine legal marriage in March 2014. Moreover, for the first time this information appeared in the Indian press. The wedding was supposed to take place in this country, presumably in the city of Jaipur. Some even said that the marriage took place in an intimate setting, in the presence of only a few friends. But there was no confirmation from either Azarenka or Redfu.
Everyone decides for himself whether to believe these rumors, but for some reason Victoria Azarenka does not want to talk about it. The personal life of every famous person should not be put on public display. Even if the young wanted to secretly get married, then they can afford it. But the mother of the tennis player claims that she is not aware that her daughter is going to, or even more so, has already married.