The Danish world number one, Caroline Wozniacki fought through an intense game in the hands of the sixth seed Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium. The Danish pro was her victory at the 2011 Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina. Wozniacki managed to struggle up from a set down to win the match 4-6, 6-4, 6-4. The game itself took over two hours and 20 minutes.
Yanina Wickmayer
Wozniacki is seeded first in this prestigious tournament Premier, and was expected to win the game in simple straight line. However, her opponent surprised Wickmayer of Belarus and their fans by thwarting efforts and initial Wozniacki won the first set of the game in under 45 minutes to the Danes in a serious disadvantage.
Yanina Wickmayer
Wozniacki managed to regain some lost ground as the game went on. She led the score with seven aces, compared with four out of Wickmayer. She also talked of double faults, while Wickmayer grew distracted and made for such errors to Wozniacki to help the cause. In addition, the Dane also managed to fend off six out of ten break points and took revenge for the other four by breaking Wickmayer five times during the game. Although the world No. 1 played weak in the early stages of the game, they had warmed up by the second half and won the game with 52 percent of the total score. The final line was 4-6, 6-4, 6-4.
Yanina Wickmayer
Wickmayer is ranked much lower than Wozniacki, from world number 23, and was expected to lose the match. Their most recent meeting was at the U.S. Open in 2009, when Wozniacki won in three sets over Wickmayer 6-3, 6-3 in the semifinals of the tournament. They had not competed in a game since then, until the third round of the event. The head-to-head record between Wozniacki and Wickmayer is now 2-0.
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Yanina Wickmayer
Caroline Wozniacki will be the American tennis player Christina McHale and Jelena Jankovic of Serbia in the semifinals of this event, depending on the outcome of their quarter-final, which is expected to take place later today.
Yanina Wickmayer
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