Caroline Wozniacki did not have a lot luck along with her Dangerous Homburg draw as the previous world No. 1 is about to begin her debut on the German WTA 500 grass event by taking up 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 follow court docket and began making ready for her second grass event in Dangerous Homburg.
However once more, Wozniacki was handed a tricky begin as assembly No. 7 seed Svitolina is one thing that the 33-year-old Dane most likely needs that occurred within the latter levels of the event. Additionally, the factor that makes this matchup very difficult for Wozniacki is the truth that she has overwhelmed Svitolina simply as soon as of their earlier six conferences.
Nevertheless, it ought to be famous that none of their first six conferences got here on grass – all of them had been performed on exhausting courts.
Wozniacki misplaced to Svitolina in Auckland earlier this yr
After ending her retirement final summer time, Wozniacki clashed towards 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 recreation.
After dropping 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 recreation – and misplaced the match after failing to transform a break level within the following recreation, the sport by which Svitolina was serving for the win.
“I can’t anticipate to win a set once 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 be taught from. To see what was it that I did in these moments and step up subsequent time,” Wozniacki mentioned 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.
