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Wozniacki regains world No. 1 rank
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February 19, 2011, Saturday
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Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki regained her status as world No. 1 when she defeated Israeli Shahar Peer 6-2, 6-4 to reach the semifinals of the Dubai Championships in the United Arab Emirates yesterday.
The victory ensured that Wozniacki, who had surrendered her No. 1 ranking to Belgian Kim Clijsters a week ago, will return to the top spot when the new world rankings are issued on Monday.
"Of course it's nice to be back at No. 1," Wozniacki told reporters. "You know, it's a good feeling. Yeah, I gave Kim one week. Hopefully now I'll have it for a few more weeks."
Australian Open champion Clijsters, who took the top ranking on her way to the Open Gaz de Paris final last week, is not playing in Dubai.
Top seed Wozniacki, who has been criticized for reaching the top rank without ever winning a grand-slam tournament, made a good start yesterday in a match staged on a side court for security reasons.
She twice broke the ninth seed to love and dropped just two points in the first three games, taking a 3-0 lead with a particularly fine crosscourt forehand winner.
"The crowd was sitting all on one side, so (it was) definitely different than playing in the stadium," Wozniacki said.
"But, to be honest, I was just focused on my game. I know that if I'm playing well I'm tough to beat."
Peer broke in the fourth game but Wozniacki went on to break again for 5-2 and served out the set.
In the second set, Peer earned just one point in the first four games, when Wozniacki double-faulted, and twice double-faulted herself on break point.
The match then became more competitive and Peer broke for 2-4. Although Wozniacki then broke to lead 5-2 she was unable to serve out the match at her first try. She also had to fight off two break points at 5-4 before securing her victory.
Wozniacki, 20, first rose to the top in October, replacing the injured American Serena Williams.
In Memphis, Tennessee, top seed Andy Roddick and defending champion Sam Querrey advanced to the quarterfinals at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships with straight set victories on Thursday.
Roddick, a two-time Memphis champion, defeated Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6(8) and fellow-American Querrey won 6-3, 7-6(3) over Argentina's Brian Dabul.
The victory ensured that Wozniacki, who had surrendered her No. 1 ranking to Belgian Kim Clijsters a week ago, will return to the top spot when the new world rankings are issued on Monday.
"Of course it's nice to be back at No. 1," Wozniacki told reporters. "You know, it's a good feeling. Yeah, I gave Kim one week. Hopefully now I'll have it for a few more weeks."
Australian Open champion Clijsters, who took the top ranking on her way to the Open Gaz de Paris final last week, is not playing in Dubai.
Top seed Wozniacki, who has been criticized for reaching the top rank without ever winning a grand-slam tournament, made a good start yesterday in a match staged on a side court for security reasons.
She twice broke the ninth seed to love and dropped just two points in the first three games, taking a 3-0 lead with a particularly fine crosscourt forehand winner.
"The crowd was sitting all on one side, so (it was) definitely different than playing in the stadium," Wozniacki said.
"But, to be honest, I was just focused on my game. I know that if I'm playing well I'm tough to beat."
Peer broke in the fourth game but Wozniacki went on to break again for 5-2 and served out the set.
In the second set, Peer earned just one point in the first four games, when Wozniacki double-faulted, and twice double-faulted herself on break point.
The match then became more competitive and Peer broke for 2-4. Although Wozniacki then broke to lead 5-2 she was unable to serve out the match at her first try. She also had to fight off two break points at 5-4 before securing her victory.
Wozniacki, 20, first rose to the top in October, replacing the injured American Serena Williams.
In Memphis, Tennessee, top seed Andy Roddick and defending champion Sam Querrey advanced to the quarterfinals at the Regions Morgan Keegan Championships with straight set victories on Thursday.
Roddick, a two-time Memphis champion, defeated Serbia's Janko Tipsarevic 6-1, 7-6(8) and fellow-American Querrey won 6-3, 7-6(3) over Argentina's Brian Dabul.
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