2023-09-04 13:51:27
Published on September 4, 2023 at 3:51 p.m. Marie Mahé
Caroline Wozniacki was beaten by Coco Gauff in the round of 16 at the US Open. The Dane nevertheless appeared satisfied with her career and her return in early August, after retiring after the 2020 Australian Open.
The Danish Caroline Wozniacki, 623rd player in the world and beneficiary of a wild card, will not see the quarter-finals of the US Open, in the United States, on hard court. The fault of the American Coco Gauff, 6th player in the world and seeded n°6, who eliminated her, this Sunday evening, at the stage of the round of 16 of this fourth and last Grand Slam of the year, in three innings (6-3, 3-6, 6-1) and 2h02 of play. However, at the end of this meeting, the Dane appeared more than satisfied with her general results, over this week of competition, after this defeat with honors. Retiring at the end of the 2020 edition of the Australian Open, Caroline Wozniacki returned to competition this summer. And more precisely on August 8, on the Montreal side. Since then, the former world number 1 has played seven games, for a record of four wins and three losses.
“Overall, it’s very positive”
On this subject, during the traditional post-match press conference, Wozniacki confided, in remarks reported by the specialized website Tennis Act : “With these three tournaments, I wanted to know where my tennis and my physique were. I learned a lot from it. I am exactly where I want to be. There are still things I need to work on and can improve, but overall it’s very positive. I improved with every game. There are a lot of positives that I can bring with me. “Now aged 33, the player therefore has plenty of reasons for satisfaction when starting this final page of her career. This return is going wonderfully, and ambitions for the future can legitimately be released. Thanks to this course, the Dane will make a spectacular leap of 381 places in the WTA ranking. To find themselves, next Monday, in 242nd position in the hierarchy of world tennis. “I think my game is pretty good. I think I can beat anyone at any time, ”also confided Caroline Wozniacki, who could well gain even more power next season.
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