‘It was a mistake’ – Azarenka retires mid-match after ‘extremely stressful few weeks’

“”I shouldnu0027t have gone on the court today,” Victoria Azarenka said in a statement following her third-round match against Linda Fruhvirtova at the Miami Open. She ended the match after 45 minutes and shouted “why am I here?” to her box during the brief encounter. Ahead of the tournament at Indian Wells, Azarenka had said she was ā€œdevastatedā€ by Russiau0027s invasion of Ukraine.”