Caroline Wozniacki did not have a lot luck together with her Dangerous Homburg draw as the previous world No. 1 is about to begin her debut on the German WTA 500 grass match by taking over Elina Svitolina, who is among the trickiest opponents for her.
After being ousted 4-6 1-6 by Elise Mertens within the Birmingham first spherical earlier this week, Wozniacki returned to the apply courtroom and began making ready for her second grass match in Dangerous Homburg.
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However once more, Wozniacki was handed a tricky begin as assembly No. 7 seed Svitolina is one thing that the 33-year-old Dane in all probability needs that occurred within the latter phases of the match. Additionally, the factor that makes this matchup very difficult for Wozniacki is the truth that she has crushed Svitolina simply as soon as of their earlier six conferences.
Nevertheless, it needs to be famous that none of their first six conferences got here on grass – all of them have been performed on laborious courts.
Wozniacki misplaced to Svitolina in Auckland earlier this 12 months
After ending her retirement final summer season, Wozniacki clashed in opposition to Svitolina within the Auckland first spherical on January 2nd. Within the match that was dubbed “the battle of mothers,” Svitolina gained with a 6-4 6-3 scoreline.
Afterward, Wozniacki blamed missed alternatives for her loss. Within the first set, the 33-year-old Dane led 4-3 and was serving earlier than struggling back-to-back breaks and in addition lacking out on three break factors within the ninth sport.
After shedding the primary set and in addition falling down by an early break within the second set, Wozniacki managed to get the break again however she once more misplaced her serve within the eighth sport – and misplaced the match after failing to transform a break level within the following sport, the sport through which Svitolina was serving for the win.
“I can’t anticipate to win a set after I’m up so many video games in a row and I’m not taking my probabilities. That’s the disappointing half and what I have to study from. To see what was it that I did in these moments and step up subsequent time,” Wozniacki stated after her loss to Svitolina in Auckland.
It stays to be seen if Wozniacki can get her revenge over Svitolina on the grass courts of Eastbourne.
