"James stole the show" - Caroline Wozniacki reacts as 1-year-old son steals the spotlight from sister Olivia during her soccer practice

Caroline Wozniacki recently posted a video of her one-year-old son James showing off his skills on the soccer pitch during what was supposed to be his sister Olivia's practice session.

Wozniacki, a former Grand Slam champion, is still active on the WTA tour. Her husband, David Lee, is a former professional basketball player who starred in the NBA during his best years.

Wozniacki has already introduced both her kids to various sports, including tennis. And from their latest glimpses from the soccer pitch, it seems that they've taken to it quite well.

Wozniacki is no alien to soccer herself. In a letter she wrote to her younger self for The Players' Tribune, she revealed her love for soccer when she was growing up.

While Wozniacki ultimately chose tennis as her career path, maybe a different sporting reality awaits her children. Her son James is already proving to be quite a tricky customer, as evident in the latest snippet Wozniacki shared on her Instagram.

"Olivia had soccer practice, but James stole the show," she captioned the post.

Wozniacki's son James tries his hand at soccer

In the video, James could be seen dribbling with a soccer ball at his feet.

Caroline Wozniacki would probably have been a soccer player were it not for her father

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Growing up, tennis was never Caroline Wozniacki's first choice. Her interest in sports started with gymnastics, after which she moved to swimming. She also had a spell playing handball, but the sport she truly fell in love with was soccer.

In her stirring letter to her younger self for The Players' Tribune, Wozniacki admitted to being convinced that she would become a professional soccer player and represent Denmark. However, she also mentioned the practical difficulties at the time that led to her father convincing her to take up tennis.

"You were absolutely convinced that you were going to be a soccer player when you grew up. But there weren't many girls teams in Denmark back then, and Dad didn't like you having to play on boys teams all the time. He wanted you to be able to build friendships with other girls. So he steered you toward tennis," she wrote.

Her father's decision did pay dividends in the long run. Caroline Wozniacki went on to become a formidable tennis player, with her greatest achievement coming at the 2018 Australian Open, where she defeated Simona Halep in the final to clinch her first singles Grand Slam title.