Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki thinks Maria Sharapova’s wildcard for the Porsche Grand Prix in Stuttgart next month is “disrespectful”. ‘Progress to the next round already makes this Grand Slam competition the most successful major tournament for the Dane in two years.’
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Wozniacki to face Pliskova in rain-delayed Qatar Open final
Former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki will face second-seeded Karolina Pliskova in the final of the Qatar Open after both were forced to play back-to-back matches in the quarterfinals and semifinals on Friday night due to rain playing havoc the schedule. Wozniacki swept past Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig of Puerto Rico 6-1, 6-2 to reach her second final in Doha – six years after her first, which she lost to Vera Zvonareva .
The Latest: Johanna Konta easy winner over Wozniacki
Johanna Konta has moved into the fourth round at Melbourne Park with a 6-3, 6-1 win over former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki at Margaret Court Arena.
Johanna Konta, pictured, breezed past Naomi Osaka in round two in Melbourne
Johanna Konta uses big words, according to Naomi Osaka, but the British number one had bigger shots too in her straight-sets win over the Japanese at the Australian Open. Osaka is widely considered a future star of the women’s game, with her booming serve and blistering forehand, but Konta handed the 19-year-old a lesson in ruthlessness on Rod Laver Arena.
The Latest: 2016 semifinalist Konta through to 3rd round
Johanna Konta is through to the third round of the Australian Open after a 6-4, 6-2 win over Naomi Osaka to open play at Rod Laver Arena. Konta, who advanced to the semifinals on debut here last year before losing to eventual champion Angelique Kerber, will next play either 17th-seeded Caroline Wozniacki or Donna Vekic.
Tennis stars’ wake-up call after Kvitova attack
Tennis: Eugenie Bouchard and Yohanna Konta will meet in the semi finals of the Sydney International. The pair beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and Daria Kasatkina respectively.
Former No. 1 Wozniacki beats Olympic champion Puig in Sydney
Former No. 1-ranked Caroline Wozniacki continued her preparations for the Australian Open with 6-3, 2-6, 6-4 win over Olympic gold medalist Monica Puig at the Sydney International on Monday.
Ana Konjuh, Lauren Davis to meet in Auckland WTA final
Eighth-seeded Ana Konjuh prevented a complete rout of seeded players at the ASB Tennis Classic when she beat 2016 runner-up Julia Goerges 6-3, 4-6, 6-3 on Friday to join American Lauren Davis in the final. Seven seeds had fallen by the time Konjuh took the court for her semifinal against Goerges, who was in hot form after eliminating former world No.
Classic a reminder of sport’s unpredictability
At the start of this week, no one could have predicted the semifinal lineup that we will have on Friday, with all four players outside the top 40. With two days of the tournament still to play, the top six seeds have gone, including Serena Williams, sister Venus and another former World No 1 Caroline Wozniacki. It’s been a mini-disaster for the organisers, who would have ideally wanted one or two of their big names to be around on Saturday.
Wozniacki beaten in ASB Classic quarterfinals
” The ASB Tennis Classic was shorn of the last of its big-name contenders on Thursday when former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki wasted a match-winning position and lost 1-6, 6-3, 6-4 in the quarterfinals to Germany’s Julia Goerges. The tournament had boasted the strongest field in its history when four former No.