Furious Caroline Wozniacki calls commentator 'clown' for ridiculing her comeback chances
NewsWednesday, 29 October 2025 at 21:55
A Danish commentator left the usually affable Caroline Wozniacki fuming by arguing that she should not make another comeback to tennis.
Wozniacki was retired for over three years before stunning fans worldwide by returning to tennis during the 2023 North American hard court swing. She reached that year's US Open fourth round, losing in three sets to the eventual champion Coco Gauff.
The Dane played more in 2024, including making the fourth round of the US Open again. At that stage, it seemed like her second life in tennis would continue in 2025 after she proved her level remained high.
Instead, Wozniacki did not play at all in the 2025 season after withdrawing from the Australian Open and becoming pregnant with her third child. She gave birth to her son, Max Wozniacki Lee, on July 26th, and has stayed focused on being a mother since.
It is unknown whether Wozniacki plans to return again, but TV 2 in Denmark's Peter Bastiansen does not think that would be a good idea. He predicted that the 2018 Australian Open champion's making another comeback would be like a parody if it occurred.
Wozniacki refused to take those stinging words lying down. In an Instagram story, she called Bastiansen a clown and said he has bullied her for over 20 years without any real understanding of tennis.
"It has now been more than 20 years since Peter Bastiansen has bullied me and attacked my person in the media and talked about things he has no understanding of."
"Peter, you're a clown, and as a 'tennis expert' you should know the rules. It can be hard to keep track of them when you've never played at a high level yourself. But I have a frozen ranking of number 71 in the world, which means I don't need wildcards to get into the big tournaments."
Wozniacki's criticism then became more intense. The 35-year-old said there are other, better experts in Denmark and does not understand why Bastiansen's comments are given more coverage than theirs.
"After many years of hard training and top-level tennis, I have the right to do what is best for my family. I am at a loss as to why TV 2, BT and other media continue to use his quotes when there are many much better experts in Denmark."
BT in Denmark contacted Bastiansen after Wozniacki made her Instagram post. The commentator did not want to add any more to what he said and acknowledged the WTA player's right to an opinion.
"I don't want to get into a war of words. I said that, and now she says this, and she has the right to do so."
Bastiansen is wise to avoid starting a PR war with Wozniacki. The public would be more likely to side with the near universally liked former world No. 1, even more so after she accused him of bullying her for over twenty years.
If Wozniacki remains near the level that almost defeated this year's French Open champion Gauff when they met at Flushing Meadows over two years ago, she would still be able to entertain fans.
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