US Open 2023: Wozniacki celebrates a brilliant Grand Slam comeback and challenges Kvitova
In her first appearance at a Grand Slam tournament in more than three years, Caroline Wozniacki put on a convincing performance in the first round of the 2023 US Open, defeating Tatiana Prozorova in straight sets.
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Aug 29, 2023, 07:06 am
The 33-year-old, who received a wild card for the major tournament, defeated the Russian qualifier Tatjana Prosorova late Monday evening (local time) after a confident performance 6: 3, 6: 2.
After coming down 2-3, Wozniacki won five games in a row and took control of the match. The first four games in the second round were each a debut, of which the Dane was able to win three and remained safe after the 3-1 lead.
In the on-court interview, she commented: "It just feels exciting to be back on this stage. I was pretty nervous at first to be here on this pitch. I was last here in 2019 and a lot has happened since then. It just feels great that I got another chance in a night session on such a big court.
Wozniacki only celebrated her comeback on the tour at the beginning of August after more than three and a half years of competition break, she had taken a break to start a family. In Flushing Meadows, where she was in the final in 2009 and 2014, she will face world number eleven Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic in the second round.
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Kvitova defeats Bucsa
No. 11 seeded Petra Kvitova also had a successful start in New York. The two-time Wimbledon champion from the Czech Republic beat Cristina Bucsa from Spain 6-1, 7-6 (5).
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