Donna Vekic participated in the 2023 Miami Open, but her adventure ended in a loss to Petra Kvitova. However, before leaving Florida, Donna treated herself to a day at the beach, where she showed a genuinely sultry photo to her Instagram followers..
In the photo, she wore a dark green swimsuit and black sunglasses and took a selfie with the sea and waves in the background. To the delight of his followers, here is the photo:
Donna Vekic was about to quit tennis.
Donna Vekic’s sporting renaissance came to fruition with power and passion at the 2023 Australian Open in which she participated for the eleventh time in her career as she was born in 1996.
The Croatian player had the opportunity to play her second quarter-final in a Major thanks to the incredible level expressed during the first eight days of competition. The debut in Melbourne proved to be a tough one, but looking back, Vekic decided not to give up a single point and beat Oksana Selekhneteva in the super tie-break with a surgical 10-7.
Her prestigious success came in the second round, when she knocked out 18th seed Liudmila Samsonova 6-3, 6-0. In the round of 16, she experienced ups and downs and had to resolve to play the third set against Linda Fruhvirtova.
In the quarterfinals, she was eliminated by future champion Aryna Sabalenka. In February 2021, Vekic had to give up playing for several months due to persistent knee problems.
Problems that had to be solved by an operation. She said: “After the Australian Open, in 2021, I had to have knee surgery. I struggled all year because I was still in pain.
Even in 2022, I stopped for a few months because of the same problem. It was a battle. I hope I have finally found a solution to manage my body.
I am aware that I will have ups and downs for the rest of my career. But I have a great team taking care of me and my knee. I’m really happy to be able to compete at this level again.
Tennis was still my priority, but my approach and mindset had changed. I felt ready to quit tennis for good. I repeated it to myself several times.
But afterwards, I won the Courmayeur tournament and I played very well in San Diego. I had a lot of doubts because I was out of shape and far from my best condition.”I had no confidence in my knee and my abilities.
After the last US Open, I had given myself time until the next Wimbledon to stay tuned to my body and see if it was still worth trying to play to try to reach the level of the past.
Then my physical condition improved. I feel older than 26 when I roll out of bed and struggle to take my first steps. But when I manage to express myself on the tennis court, I find indescribable sensations.
