Victoria Azarenka opened her campaign in Miami with a win over the 18-year-old Catherine Bellis, 6-3, 6-0 and then secured a spot in the third round overcoming Madison Keys. In Indian Wells, the Belarusian lost in the second round to Sloane Stephens, now she feels that she has taken steps forward. 'I have done some improvement in that little period of time, which I feel like I usually do pretty well,' she said referring to the days off she had between Indian Wells and Miami.

'First tournaments can be really rusty for me and to get and find the emotions that I put in. I was just nervous before the match because I haven't played in a while and I want to do so well. So I put a lot of kind of pressure on myself to do well.

I think you could see that in the first couple games. But then I just relaxed and I found my game and I stepped on the pedal and didn't take it off.' Azarenka also talked about her son Leo and having his name on her shoe: 'I just put it there and I have it on my shirt, and I'm clearly the best no.

1 fan of my son, so it's just something, you know, to remind you – not really remind me but to keep close to my heart when I play. I thought it's fun.' Still baby questions. Some of the men players have said in the past that they never want to lose, never like to lose, it's still tough, but it's a little bit more, relaxing if there is a baby around and the losses don't necessarily hurt as much or the wins are not as euphoric.

It's a little bit more of an even feel, let's say. Would you feel the same way? 'I think the harmony and the balance within are definitely different because your perspective definitely changes on what's important, because tennis, at the end of the day, is a job.

And you do this job for a certain period of time. And when you're a parent, this is for the rest of your life and that's your responsibility. So in that way, I think the dynamic of the thoughts really change, but I do think it's a little different for when men and women, when they have children, because I feel that still -- not being gender-biased or whatever, because I know it's a sensitive subject, but mothers are, you know, have different emotions than dads do.

I feel for myself sometimes I'm worried more about how to make sure that my son is okay than myself.' Serena Williams was saying last week that she almost was in tears the first time she went out to play that night match because the baby wasn't around and all that.

Did you go through that, as well, in the early stages? Do you still feel that way when you're going out for a match and he's not necessarily close by? 'Yeah, it's super-weird feeling. I can't stand to be away from him at any moment.

When he's with me sometimes I feel like, I want to take a little second for myself, but then that second is over and then I just keep missing my son. I'm trying to find that balance. It's definitely a challenging thing to kind of focus on yourself because I forgot about how to focus on myself since the day he was born.

It's a sensitive thing, but trying to work through it and give myself, not to judge myself, that two hours away that I'm from my son, it's not that bad, because there is a lot of parents who work 10 hours a day, and it's really challenging.

So I still feel really grateful that I have the opportunity to make my work around and around my son and spend as much as time as I can with him.' Azarenka finally commented on the chance to allow players coming back from maternity to keep the ranking position they had the last time they played.

'It's a sensitive area in the way that I look at it from two perspectives, because the conversation started because of Serena and all respect to her, if we look at her achievements and where she's come from, where I come from, it might be a fair choice that we do have a seeding in the tournaments after coming back.

On the other perspective that I have to look at, as well, is the other players who worked really hard throughout the years and will be losing that seeding. It's a difficult question because if we do make that rule, it will have to be for everybody.

In terms of the people who we are talking about, you know, it's an exception, and there can be rules to exceptions, but they need to be -- rules need to be for everybody. So we have started this conversation a little bit in the player council.

I'm a part of the player council. So we need to make sure that everybody is on the same level, and the best way to handle this situation is going to take a little bit of time, but it's good to start this conversation.

I need to be objective and look from every part of the view because I do understand what people are saying that Serena needs to be seeded, that I would like to be seeded, as well, but I need to be objective on that question for everybody.' ALSO READ: Simona Halep was unprofessional, claims Chris Evert