NEW YORK (AP) – Caroline Wozniacki always feels confident she can outrun her opponent on the tennis court.
The former No. 1 player figures that with a bit more training, she can cover 26.2 miles.
Wozniacki plans to play a full tournament schedule this fall while fitting in time to train for the New York City Marathon. She typically runs for 30-40 minutes a day as part of workouts for tennis and hopes that one longer session per week of an hour or more can get her through the Nov. 2 race.
And, no, she’s not seeking this challenge in an attempt to distract herself from her personal life, Wozniacki insisted. Golfer Rory McIlroy broke off their engagement in late May, less than a month before Wozniacki decided to prepare for a marathon when she would have been preparing for a wedding.
“Tennis helped me just get through the tough times,” Wozniacki said Thursday. “Now I’m just feeling happy and I wanted to do something good for others. I think that this had nothing really to do with my personal life. It was something I was passionate about.”