Wozniacki captures year's third title
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April 12, 2011, Tuesday
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TOP-RANKED Caroline Wozniacki defeated Elena Vesnina 6-2, 6-3 to take the Family Circle Cup in Charleston, South Carolina, on Sunday, capturing her third title this season.
The unseeded Vesnina, ranked 56th in the world, attempted to break Wozniacki's rhythm by going for the midcourt sidelines instead of hitting deep into the corners. But Wozniacki was up for that, easily chasing most of them down.
The victory marked Wozniacki as one of the favorites when the clay-court season ends in two months at the French Open.
"I feel confident and I know I can win a (grand) slam" tournament, Wozniacki said. The Dane lost only one set in her five matches in Charleston, in the quarterfinals to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, and took out former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in straight sets to reach the finals here for the second time in five years.
The top-seeded Dane broke her opponent to grab a 3-1 lead in the opening set. Vesnina held strong in the second set, but again Wozniacki broke her serve for a 5-3 lead.
Blowing kisses
Minutes later, Wozniacki had claimed the title, having previously won at Dubai and Indian Wells, California.
Wozniacki pumped her fist after the final point, waved and blew kisses to the stadium court crowd. She was glad to finally come away with the championship after coming close the previous two years.
Wozniacki lost to Sabine Lisicki in the 2009 finals, then rolled her ankle in the semis a year ago and had to withdraw.
Wozniacki earned US$111,000 for her first Family Circle Cup crown. She couldn't stay long to celebrate, however, since she had a flight to catch later in the day because of a scheduled exhibition match in Monaco.
Vesnina had beaten four seeded opponents to reach the title game. But she sounded like all of Wozniacki's opponents this week as she marveled at the Dane's play. "It's not like she was like Serena (Williams), you know, powerful play," Vesnina said. "Caroline, she's using pace. She's using the whole court and she's playing smart tennis."
The unseeded Vesnina, ranked 56th in the world, attempted to break Wozniacki's rhythm by going for the midcourt sidelines instead of hitting deep into the corners. But Wozniacki was up for that, easily chasing most of them down.
The victory marked Wozniacki as one of the favorites when the clay-court season ends in two months at the French Open.
"I feel confident and I know I can win a (grand) slam" tournament, Wozniacki said. The Dane lost only one set in her five matches in Charleston, in the quarterfinals to Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, and took out former No. 1 Jelena Jankovic in straight sets to reach the finals here for the second time in five years.
The top-seeded Dane broke her opponent to grab a 3-1 lead in the opening set. Vesnina held strong in the second set, but again Wozniacki broke her serve for a 5-3 lead.
Blowing kisses
Minutes later, Wozniacki had claimed the title, having previously won at Dubai and Indian Wells, California.
Wozniacki pumped her fist after the final point, waved and blew kisses to the stadium court crowd. She was glad to finally come away with the championship after coming close the previous two years.
Wozniacki lost to Sabine Lisicki in the 2009 finals, then rolled her ankle in the semis a year ago and had to withdraw.
Wozniacki earned US$111,000 for her first Family Circle Cup crown. She couldn't stay long to celebrate, however, since she had a flight to catch later in the day because of a scheduled exhibition match in Monaco.
Vesnina had beaten four seeded opponents to reach the title game. But she sounded like all of Wozniacki's opponents this week as she marveled at the Dane's play. "It's not like she was like Serena (Williams), you know, powerful play," Vesnina said. "Caroline, she's using pace. She's using the whole court and she's playing smart tennis."
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