Wozniacki vs Pliskova (Day 4) - Sony Open 2013 / WTA Today

Caroline Wozniacki SEOpen (Part 1)

USA vs Denmark

Bethanie vs Caro

USA started with serve, Bethanie rocking new look! Gone aqua dark! Started with a break of serve that gave her an early 2-0 lead. Just the perfect way to start your first match of the year breaking the number one player in the world.

Rocking new hair color!

Bethanie confirms the break with a winning lob that almost hit baseline. 3-0. 
Next game Caro holds for the first time but Bethanie's display of aggressivenes takes her to 5-1. Until this point of the match its all-B. 

When everyone thought it was over, Caro surprise us with a break 5-2. There is still hope.
Caro keeps fighting and rolls back 5-5. Denmark evens the match with a huge comeback. Old Caro is back!

This is it, 6-5 for Bethanie. Caro serving. Set or tie break? Tie break it is. Caro gets an early lead 4-1. Then B gets back one mini break. A second one. And the score: 4-3. Minutes later Caroline consolidates, 7-6 first set in 52 minutes.

Marion Bartoli and dad in the US box.

Overlook: Bethanie started really solid and then slowly fell apart. Meanwhile, Caro raised her game and started playing as we know her.

Jarka and coach in the Denmark box

Second set, fresh start and Caro is on her game. This time its all-Caro. On the other end of the court we see a lost Bethanie that is giving the match away with unforced errors. Quickly 5-0 Denmark.

1st serve returns not working that well for Bethanie today.

But USA still see a ray of hope when Bethanie wins her first game of the second set 1-5. Later on the match, Bethanie was able to save 3 match points and consequently brake Caro's serve. 2-5. Thirty seven minutes in the second set, Caro takes the match. 7-6 6-2. 


Caroline Wozniacki evens the tie after the victory of Mardy Fish over Danish player Nielsen.

Open question: There was a lot of fuzz about this ball. What was that??? 

On a side note, its really refreshing seeing Bethanie back on the court after a long period of injury and rehab. Hitting volleys, fierce forehands and smashes over the head. Priceless. Almost as sweet as a win.

Note: Denmark has the ultimate win when they defeat USA in mixed doubles 7-5 6-3

WTA Rankings as of Oct 31, 2011

1	1	Wozniacki, Caroline	11/07/90	DEN	7485	22
2	3	Kvitova, Petra	08/03/90	CZE	7370	19
3	4	Azarenka, Victoria	31/07/89	BLR	6520	21
4	2	Sharapova, Maria	19/04/87	RUS	6510	15
5	5	Li, Na	26/02/82	CHN	5720	18
6	7	Stosur, Samantha	30/03/84	AUS	5585	21
7	6	Zvonareva, Vera	07/09/84	RUS	5435	22
8	8	Radwanska, Agnieszka	06/03/89	POL	5250	20
9	9	Bartoli, Marion	02/10/84	FRA	4710	28
10	10	Petkovic, Andrea	09/09/87	GER	4580	18
11	11	Schiavone, Francesca	23/06/80	ITA	3900	22
12	12	Williams, Serena	26/09/81	USA	3180	13
13	13	Clijsters, Kim	08/06/83	BEL	3161	14
14	14	Jankovic, Jelena	28/02/85	SRB	3115	22
15	15	Pavlyuchenkova, Anastasia	03/07/91	RUS	2865	22
16	16	Peng, Shuai	08/01/86	CHN	2825	23
17	17	Cibulkova, Dominika	06/05/89	SVK	2755	22
18	18	Lisicki, Sabine	22/09/89	GER	2724	20
19	19	Kuznetsova, Svetlana	27/06/85	RUS	2606	19
20	20	Pennetta, Flavia	25/02/82	ITA	2490	22
21	21	Goerges, Julia	02/11/88	GER	2325	26
22	22	Vinci, Roberta	18/02/83	ITA	2110	26
23	23	Hantuchova, Daniela	23/04/83	SVK	2095	25
24	24	Safarova, Lucie	04/02/87	CZE	2070	23
25	25	Wickmayer, Yanina	20/10/89	BEL	2050	19
26	26	Ivanovic, Ana	06/11/87	SRB	1945	19
27	27	Kirilenko, Maria	25/01/87	RUS	1930	23
28	28	Medina Garrigues, Anabel	31/07/82	ESP	1765	25
29	29	Niculescu, Monica	25/09/87	ROU	1715	22
30	30	Cetkovska, Petra	08/02/85	CZE	1666	23
31	31	Petrova, Nadia	08/06/82	RUS	1645	21

Ana vs Caroline

My dream match!!!

Ana Ivanovic will take Caroline Wozniacki in the QF's of Beijing. They are the third match in the Lotus court.

For me they are the best personalities on tour. My two favorite players in the world! =)

Ana being a former number one and Caroline being the current world number one,I expect a very exciting match. Ana leads the series 2-0.

How could anybody not love them?