Wednesday, May 25, 2011

French Open: Caroline Wozniacki makes last 32 in Paris

French Open: Caroline Wozniacki makes last 32 in Paris

French Open

  • Venue: Roland Garros, Paris
  • Date: 22 May-5 June
  • Coverage: Watch live on BBC Red Button/online (UK only) & text commentary (#bbctennis) on BBC Sport website from 1000 BST; daily highlights programme on BBC Two; updates & commentary on BBC Radio 5 live/5 live sports extra
Caroline Wozniacki Wozniacki had disposed of Japan's Kimiko Date-Krumm 6-0 6-2 in a more leisurely opener
Caroline Wozniacki looked short of her top-seed billing as she edged into the French Open third round with a 6-3 7-6 (8-6) win over Aleksandra Wozniak.
The 20-year-old Dane, still searching for her first Grand Slam title, had to save three set points to avoid Wozniack taking the contest to a decider.
Svetlana Kuznetsova, the 2009 champion, brushed past Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu 6-1 6-1 to make the last 32.
Eighth seed Sam Stosur made short work of Simona Halep with a 6-0 6-2 win.
Given the discrepancy in their rankings, Wozniacki at one compared to her Canadian opponent's 162, the day's opening match on Court Phillippe Chatrier proved a more even encounter than many expected.
During the deciding tie-break a rattled Wozniacki attracted jeers from the crowd as she disputed a crucial line call for several minutes.
Although she failed to convince the umpire to rule her lob in, Wozniack failed to convert three set points in the aftermath of the delay, and Wozniacki departed the court to more mummurings of disapproval from the specatators.
Wozniacki, who arrived in Paris fresh from clinching her 16th Tour title in Brussels, had been first into her stride, taking her Canadian opponent's serve in the second game of the match to gain an immediate advantage.
Wozniak responded with a break of her own in the next game but could neither match Wozniacki's consistency or find the clean winners to move her out of her comfort zone.
World number one Wozniacki looked set to serve out the set after only 24 minutes before some belated resistence from Wozniak prolonged the opener.
The 23-year-old converted her fourth break point in the seventh to claw her way back, before holding her own serve to pose her opponent some questions.
Wozniacki briefly wobbled and offered up a break point that would have brought the set back on serve, before composing herself to close out.
The second proved an altogether tighter affair as Wozniak grew in confidence.
Her scurrying style saved three break points as she began to match Wozniacki blow for blow from the back of the court.
But for all her effort, her nerve failed her as she stood on the brink of forcing a third set.
Wozniacki will play 28th seed Daniela Hantuchova.
Australian Stosur, last year's beaten finalist, made far swifter progress with a 82-minute victory that sets up a meeting with Argentina's Gisela Dulko.
World number 51 Dulko claimed the scalp of Bulgarian 32nd seed Tsvetana Pironkova with a straightforward 6-4 6-2 win.
Meanwhile German 17th seed Julia Goerges recovered from a set down to beat Madrid quarter-finalist Lucie Safarova 2-6 7-5 6-2.

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