Caroline Wozniacki has arguably played the best tennis of her career at this year’s US Open, but it wasn't good enough to handle Serena Williams in yesterday’s women’s final in New York.
Williams barely broke a sweat as she beat Woz 6-3, 6-3 in just 75 minutes.
“I was a little nervous at the start,” Wozniacki said at a press conference after the match. “I tried to push her back, but she played aggressively and was better than me today.”
Wozniacki simply outplayed
Williams, the number one seed, won all 14 sets she played at the tournament and never lost more than three games in any of them.
She broke Wozniacki’s serve five times and notched up 29 winners to Wozniacki's four.
Until a cross-court backhand on the run in the final game, the only winners registered by the tenth-seeded Wozniacki came from a trio of aces.
Drinks on Serena
“You really deserved it today,” Wozniacki said. “You’re an inspiration to me, both on and off the court. You’re an unbelievable friend ”– and you definitely owe drinks later.”
Following her 7-6, 4-3 (retired) semi-final victory over Peng Shuai on Friday, she revealed she had spent two days in bed recovering from an illness that struck following her impressive 6-0, 6-1 demolition of Sara Errani in the last eight on Tuesday.
Serena Williams has generally had a bad year in which she had not got further than the quarter-finals of the three previous Grand Slam tournaments.
Onward and downward to Oz
Wozniacki's form has improved since bowing out of the French Open in the first round, and she remains hopeful about her future on the court.
“I really played well, and feel that I am on the right track," she said. "Hopefully I can finish the year strong and get a good start in the new year.”
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The next grand slam tournament is the Australian Open in January.
