The former world number one retired this summer after three and a half years apart, when she had two children.
Wozniacki’s father and coach Piotr caused a stir last month when he criticized the sport in an interview with Polish media, calling women’s tennis “pathological” after the Italian Open and French Open both declined to give his daughter a wild card.
Piotr suggested that Wozniacki was so frustrated that she would hang up her racket again before next season, but that was shot down by the Dane.
Wozniacki told the PA news agency: “I think sometimes my dad gets a little ahead of himself. It’s definitely not something we’ve talked about.”
The 33-year-old is one of a growing group of mothers on tour, but the length of her absence means that, unlike Naomi Osaka and Angelique Kerber, she has no protected ranking and has relied on wild cards to enter the majors .
Until recently, she had not had a hard time getting hold of them and she does not share her father’s view that she has been disrespected, although she believes that more needs to be done to understand the needs of mothers.
“I think I’ve been treated very well,” she said. “The tournaments have really embraced me coming back and with kids.
“Where I share my view, and where many other women on tour share the view, is that I think more should be done for women coming back from maternity leave.
“It’s been looked at because obviously there are more players now who want to come back, but at the same time it’s not the same as coming back from an injury.
“As someone who came back after almost four years, I think that when you give birth and for the body to recover, you have grown into a person within yourself, there are many changes that happen in the body after that.
“I think in general women deserve more time to feel ‘OK, now I’m ready, I can really prepare and get ready to compete at the highest level’.
Wozniacki has claimed a wild card from Wimbledon, and the All England Club’s track record of recognizing big names who have not secured direct entry means she has every reason to be hopeful, with the first players to be announced on Wednesday.
Wimbledon is the only grand slam where Wozniacki has not reached at least the quarter-finals, but after playing in the legend last year, she is eager to return to the main draw for the first time since 2019.
“We’ll see what happens, I’m hoping for the best,” said the former Australian Open champion, who was due to begin his grass-court campaign at the Rothesay Classic in Birmingham on Tuesday.
“I have so many special memories. I won junior Wimbledon back in 2005, so it’s been a long time. There’s something so special about playing on Wimbledon’s Center Court that you can’t replicate anywhere else.”
Wozniacki is also excited to potentially share the experience with her children, three-year-old Olivia and one-year-old James, who are traveling with her on tour.
“It’s just so special and something I never thought I’d have the opportunity to do,” she said. “It’s really hard too because it’s like having two full-time jobs. It’s definitely exhausting, but it’s definitely worth it.
“My son is too young but Olivia gets it. She’ll tell everyone when she’s watching tennis on TV, ‘My mum plays tennis and she’s so good’. She’s my hype woman and I love it.”
As for whether this season could be the end of her comeback, Wozniacki is listening to her body rather than her father.
“I take it week by week and tournament by tournament and see how my body feels,” said the Dane.
“Right now I’m fine and when I’m fine it’s great and I’m going to keep playing. If I start to feel my body hurts and I can’t do it, or if it’s too much, then we’re going to reassess.
“But right now I feel good and I’m just so happy to be a part of this again and play against the best players in the world. There’s really no better feeling than that.”
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