Wozniacki haunted by 2011 loss to Li
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Second seed Caroline Wozniacki says her 2011 Australian Open semifinal defeat to Li Na still haunts her as she tries to go one better this year and end her grand slam drought.
The Dane held match points against the Chinese great on her only previous appearance in the last four at Melbourne Park.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 the one that really hurt,鈥 Wozniacki said after reaching a semifinal again early yesterday with a three-set victory over Spain鈥檚 gritty 39th-ranked Carla Suarez Navarro.
鈥淚 had match points against Li Na. I lost it. That鈥檚 still haunting me till this day. So I鈥檓 hoping for a different result this time.鈥
Wozniacki will face unseeded Belgian debutant Elise Mertens today for a place in Saturday鈥檚 final, but seven years on she remembers her meltdown against Li like it was yesterday.
鈥淚 remember serving for it at 5-4 in the second set. I remember being up 3-1 in the second set, serving with the sun,鈥 she recalled.
鈥淭hat was very difficult. Maybe if I had been on the other side of the court, it would have been different.
鈥淚 remember very well that match. I usually forget matches and I don鈥檛 remember playing certain people. I don鈥檛 remember a lot of things, but that one is one that I remember very well.鈥
Wozniacki was the top seed that year having risen to No. 1 in the world in 2010 and she said the defeat was crushing.
鈥淚 went back on the practice court. I never do that after going far in a tournament and losing after a tough battle,鈥 she said. 鈥淚 usually take a day off the next day. I went back and practised. Just needed to get some frustration out.
鈥淭hat鈥檚 one that really hurt. I鈥檝e lost from match points up and won from match points down before. That one was a special one.鈥
Li Na went on to lose the final to Kim Clijsters.
Wozniacki withstood a second set blip against Suarez Navarro to win 6-0, 6-7 (3/7), 6-2 in a match that finished after 1:30am local time.
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