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At 32, the Plovdiv woman proved that she has not forgotten to play world-class tennis
On July 6, 2017, Tsvetana Pironkova abandoned her favorite Wimbledon after losing to Carolyn Wozniacki (Dan). Then she stopped playing tennis and the news around her disappeared.
In general, the Plovdiv woman is not a person who likes to talk about herself and gives interviews only when she considers it necessary. Years ago, she was inclined to share more personal things, but only with people she knew well. Little by little, these revelations stopped.
After the aforementioned “Wimbledon”, Pironkova almost disappeared from the attention of fans. In March 2018, news broke that she had given birth to a son named Alexander. In the months that followed, she posted photos on social media that showed her caring for her son. At the same time, it was becoming increasingly clear that she had started a business. Former World No. 31
create your own brand
sportswear
and called it Pironetic. During the men’s tournament of the ATP Sofia Open calendar in the Arena Armeec pavilion there was a stand with the company’s collection.
And that went on and on. And so on until March 11 this year, when Tsvetana wrote on Facebook that he intends to return to tennis.
“Hello dear friends! I would like to share with you some interesting news. For almost 3 months I have been actively preparing to participate in the WTA tournaments this season. It was not an easy decision to make, given the scale of the challenge. There are still dozens of questions and unknowns that I must consider and address, but the most important thing is that I have the love and support of my family. I will soon share a short schedule of the first tournaments I plan to participate in. Thank you for the attention and the support they have given me for over 15 years, they really mean a lot, “wrote the 2010 Wimbledon semi-finalist. Two days later, a state of emergency was declared in Bulgaria due to the coronavirus pandemic, and this slightly changed Pironkova’s plans. . But, in fact, it turned out that their situation was beneficial.
“The change in the WTA rules is actually one of the reasons I decided to come back because it provides a great opportunity. I can play 12 qualifying tournaments that I had when I stopped competing. Two of these tournaments could be Grand Slam, which is a great opportunity. Because of the coronavirus, this turned out to be in my favor. I went directly into the main US Open scheme. Now we have more time, because before we had to go back to 2 years, and now there are three. to be honest
I wasn’t sure if
I will come back one day
but at some point I started to miss the races. I didn’t want to miss out on using my special ranking as I realized that this was a great opportunity for me. It’s definitely great to see more and more mothers playing each year. When you give birth, you don’t lose the ability to play. If you want to do it, I don’t think there is anything that can stop you. He was tired from the constant trips to tournaments and injuries were a problem. Sometime
I wanted to have time
for me and to give birth,
to raise my son. I wanted to get through this period in the best way. It was great. I felt very comfortable being a full time mother. But I told myself that I had to get out of my comfort zone and accept the challenge. Sometimes you have to challenge yourself to feel alive, develop and move forward. I’ve been used to doing it all my life and at some point I felt very happy with the boy and with my new way of spending time. With the end of the break looming, I started training. It was then that the pandemic broke out. And my initial plans fell through, I planned to return at the end of March. But maybe what happened was good because I had more time to prepare.
I wanted to see in
what level am i on
and if I can achieve something serious. In the next few months, I plan to use my protected ranking to play in certain tournaments, but I will probably need more time to prepare before everyone else. I’m not going to jump from tournament to tournament like I used to. I will have red court games soon and will need more training for this transition, ”shared Pironkova in New York.
One of the peculiarities of Pironkova’s character is that she never gives up. It doesn’t matter what physical condition you are in. And proof of this are her matches in the national team for the Federation Cup. Years ago, she received a severe leg sprain, but also a terrifying bandage game against Israel’s host star Shahar Peer at the Eilat tournament.
Pironkova has a tournament title on the women’s association calendar. She won it in Sydney in 2014, when she was №107 in the world, she started the qualifiers and defeated Petra Kvitova (Czech) in the semifinals and Angelique Kerber (Ger) in the cup match. During the award ceremony, she dedicated the success to her grandfather, who is in the sky and watches her from above.
These days, the tennis world does not stop wondering how it is possible at this age (he turns 33 on Sunday) that Tsvetana plays well and even surpasses the former world No. 1.
“My family is not as impressed as I am. They just told me:” We know you can do it, “said the participant in three Olympic Games. Short and clear in his style. Who understood, understood.
THE FAMILY
Tsvetana is the granddaughter of the great Bulgarian artist Encho Pironkov. Her father Kiril is a former canoeist and her mother Radosveta has a national swimming record. She has a brother, Encho, who is a coach and is currently with her in New York. On July 16, 2016, Tsvetana got married in an elite hotel in Sofia with her old friend Mihail Mirchev, a former soccer player, a teenager from Lokomotiv (Pd). On March 27, 2018, their son Alexander was born.
FRIEND
Tsvetana is an amazing athlete and person. She proved it now with her presentation at the US Open. These people are rarely born and it is a real happiness that Bulgaria has Pironkova to be proud of. I admit that with the victories she achieved in New York, she amazed me, although I have known her for a long time. To play like this after 3 years out of tennis, I have no words.
Tsvetana is a combination of character, strong will, motivation and a desire to play. And something very important: never give up, no matter what the game is. This was stated by Dora Rangelova, captain of the national team of the Federation Cup. Pironkova is the record holder in this tournament.
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