Wozniacki one step from the pinnacle again

DUBAI - Caroline Wozniacki moved within one win of regaining the world number one ranking from Kim Clijsters by reaching the quarter-finals of the Dubai Open on Thursday without dropping a set.

By (AFP)

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Published: Fri 18 Feb 2011, 12:18 AM

Last updated: Tue 7 Apr 2015, 10:08 AM

The confident-looking Dane won 6-1, 6-0 against Ayumi Morita, a Japanese qualifier, and now seems odds on to regain the pinnacle after only one week as number two. Wozniacki needed only 52 minutes to complete a one-sided victory over a familiar rival from junior days, and the outcome was evident from the moment the top seed saved a break point in the third game.

But Wozniacki would not consider becoming number one again. “To be honest I am not really thinking about it,” she insisted. “I am so focussed on the tournament because that’s the most important thing for me.”

Wozniacki rallied with characteristic consistency, and moved smoothly and well, but despite some good rallies she faced little that stretched her.


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