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Caroline in a hurry
9/2/2010
Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline seemed she didn't want to spend too much time in the scorching heat and defeated her opponent 6-0 6-0 in only 47 minutes.

This time it was a combination of Chang playing a bad game and Caroline being at the top of hers.

Like she had showed in the last few tournaments, she's become more aggressive, maybe trying to dispel her reputation as a "pusher" and that proved too much for the Taiwanese player.

Next up another player from Taiwan: Yung-Jan Chan. Caroline has played her twice and won both matches, last time in Istambul last year.

Wozniacki shows no mercy in second-round win
9/2/2010
Top seed Caroline Wozniacki must have been in some kind of hurry Thursday afternoon. In just 47 minutes, the 20-year-old Dane dispatched Chang Kai-Chen of Taipei in a 6-0, 6-0 rout...

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By Clair Maciel

Top seed Caroline Wozniacki must have been in some kind of hurry Thursday afternoon. In just 47 minutes, the 20-year-old Dane dispatched Chang Kai-Chen of Taipei in a 6-0, 6-0 rout.

Wozniacki used a strong attacking game against the world No. 84, but Chang deserves a little credit herself. She tried to implement the same strategy against Wozniacki, coming in to the net and going for her shots. Unfortunately for her, those shots just weren't finding the court, as they either sailed long or landed in the net.

It seemed to be an off day for the 19-year-old Chang, who defeated then-No.1 Dinara Safina in Tokyo in 2009 and reached the quarterfinals in Kuala Lumpur this year. Chang committed a staggering 26 unforced errors Thursday, with only six winners during the match. Wozniacki posted a cleaner game with 12 unforced errors and seven winners.

The closest Chang came to breaking Wozniacki the entire match came in the final game of the second set, when she pushed her to two deuce points. But a clean backhand down-the-line winner from Wozniacki ended the match, denying Chang her first third-round appearance at Flushing Meadows.

Wozniacki, the US Open Series champion and New Haven titlist, will face yet another Taipei challenger in the third round when she meets Chan Yung-Jan, a straight-sets winner over Tamira Paszek.

Match Facts

- Wozniacki is on a hot streak this year as the first player to win four titles in 2010. She is 15-1 since Wimbledon.

- Chang has never made it past the second round of a Grand Slam.

- Wozniacki, the 2009 US Open finalist, jointly leads the WTA Tour (with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova) for hard court wins with a 28-6 record.

- Chang committed seven double faults and posted a 53% first-serve percentage in Thursday's match.

Second round interview
9/2/2010
Caroline Wozniacki

After win over Kai-Cheng Chang...

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Q. Yesterday during your doubles match you took a medical timeout immediately during the first changeover. What was that for? Were you feeling any ill effects from that today?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: No, I felt great out there today. Everything was fine. I just got something for a headache yesterday, and that was it. I was feeling good today. No problems.

Q. How would you describe how things have gone for you and the feeling you've had as the No. 1 seed, which of course you haven't been here before?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: It's a good feeling. It's nice to be the No. 1 seed, and, you know, it's nice to play at the big stadium. It's a great atmosphere. I'm just happy to be through to the third round. Yeah, I feel like I've been playing some good tennis.

Q. A lot of people are anticipating your match, potential match, with Maria Sharapova in the fourth round. Do you look ahead in the draw, or...

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Actually, I never look at the draw. You know, if I was gonna say, you know, the quarterfinals I'm gonna play this girl and the finals I'm playing this girl, I mean, you never know what's gonna happen. It's tennis, and you need to fight for every match.

Q. You played a lot the last month, and the weather here has been rather brutal for the first few days. Have you been feeling any ill effects of the weather, fatigue or anything?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: No, I'm feeling great. I'm feeling good. I feel fresh. I feel like it's a new tournament. I'm all recovered from everything, and I'm just happy to be playing and to be injury free and everything is perfect.

Q. You've had two such easy matches so far. Are you at all worried that you're not match prepared for maybe the tougher test later on?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: I've played tough matches in my in the previous weeks. I've been playing really great tennis. I'm feeling good, so no worries.

Q. Do you normally prefer to play a tough match early on, or doesn't matter either way? Kind of get tournament test and had have that first scare or...

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Really doesn't matter for me, yeah. For me it's just about winning and getting through to the next rounds. As long as I win, it really doesn't matter how the match looks like.

Q. Will anything less than winning this tournament be a disappointment? You just seem to be incredibly focused and pressure free almost and heading right in that direction.

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: You know, I'm just going out there. I want to win definitely, but, you know, I don't think ahead. I don't think about disappointments or what would make me happy. I'm just taking one match at a time. We have to see after the tournament how I do.

Q. Are you at all familiar with your next opponent?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Yeah, Yung Jan Chan? Yeah, we played a lot in the juniors. She's a year older than me, but we know each other from back then. So, yeah, I'm familiar with her.

Q. What does she bring to the table?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, she's trying to hit the ball flat and hard and trying to take advantage of the points. She tries to make the opening run.

Q. We just spoke to her, and she described playing you like hitting a wall, just like everything comes back. I have to think that you're at a point right now where you're very intimidating to a lot of players. Do you sense that? How does that make you feel?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, I feel that's a good feeling when they are already before the match think like that. I mean, I am feeling strong. I feel confident. Yeah, it's good. I go out there and I don't give up. I don't give any free points away. I think that's one of my strengths, as well.

Q. This year in Russia we're celebrating 10 successful years in tennis. Just want to know what do you think about Russian tennis in whole, and maybe about last ten years of Russian performances in particular?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, there has been so many great players from Russia, both on the women's and the men's side. I think they've done a really good job coming with new players. Yeah, I mean, there's still a lot of players out there playing really well.

Q. Are you friends with Russian players?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Yeah, I do. Svetlana Kuznetsova is a really good friend. I like to spend friends with her. Vera is a nice girl, as well, Elena, yeah.

Q. Can you talk a little bit about the frustration level you had after you got the ankle injury and then through Copenhagen and pretty much when you came back and started winning again?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Yeah, I mean, I'm that type of person that I like to do everything 100%. If I don't feel like I'm practicing 100%, it makes me frustrated a little bit, when I have to take care of myself, you know, where I have to take care of my body. You know, Charleston was, yeah, it was tough, you know. I got that ankle injury and wasn't feeling great. I had to take care of myself. You know, it's tough when I'm used to doing so much fitness off the court, and I really couldn't do that. It was great for me to have that time off after Wimbledon, and that's where I really started to feel like my ankle was feeling 100% and I could really practice 100% and go to sleep and feel, okay, today I've really done what I had to do. That's the way I need to progress. It's bringing out the results, and I'm really, really happy now. You know, hopefully I can just stay injury free and keep improving.

Q. Do you worry that you might be playing too much because you played a lot from Copenhagen through here, or are you the type of player who says, I need matches, this is the way I'm gonna get my rhythm, and my body is just not gonna break down?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: My body is feeling great. I'm feeling fine. I had those five weeks after Wimbledon where I just practiced, and actually that's -- I almost feel like that's harder than playing matches. I really like playing matches. I would like to get into that rhythm. Especially when you're winning, you have that confidence. You go out on the court and you know what to do. You're in your own bubble. That's what I'm aiming for.

Q. The New York crowd tends to be loud and especially in the night matches. How does the atmosphere at the Open compare to the other Majors?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, the atmosphere here is great. I really love playing here. I mean, it's a great feeling. Also coming back from last year, you know, being in the finals, coming back here and just, yeah, playing on the big courts, it's a great feeling.

Q. How have your expectations of yourself changed from a year ago at this time when you were a surprise and you made the run to the championship match?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Um, the expectations maybe from the outside has changed, but from myself I always go into a tournament and I want to win it. Doesn't really matter what tournament I'm playing, and I always believe in myself. It's not always possible to win every tournament, but at least I give it a shot. You know, the only time I get disappointed with myself is if I feel like I haven't given 100%. You know, I'm almost always giving 100%. It's just about if I lose a match, okay, the opponent was just playing better than me that day, and I need to get back and work harder and be better for next time.

Q. But how much has the realty in your mind, the possibility of winning the championship here changed from a year ago to now?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Um, actually I don't really think about it, to be honest. I just take one match at a time. And for me, I think it's just important to focus on the next match or the match that I'm gonna play.

Q. Are you at all concerned a little bit about facing Kim Clijsters? Has that played a part of...

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, we still have quite a few matches to get there, so I really haven't thought about that yet.

Q. Has your level of confidence come to a point now where you feel like it's only a matter of time before you win a Grand Slam tournament?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, I'm feeling really good. I feel confident. I feel like I can beat everybody on a good day. Of course, they can also beat me if they play well. Definitely I believe it's possible, and we have to see. You know, that's a dream for me. That's something I'm really working hard to reach, so hopefully. We have to see what the future brings.

Caroline wins opening match
8/31/2010
Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline had no problems handling American wildcard Chelsey Gullickson and had an easy 6-1 6-1 win to advance to the second round.

Caroline didn't need to do match. Just play consistent, keep the ball in play and wait the right time to attack. Gullickson, although powerful, is far too inexperienced -despite being the same age as Caroline - and committed way too many unforced errors.

First round interview
8/31/2010
Caroline Wozniacki

After win over Chelsey Gullickson...

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Q. Score line is 6‑1, 6‑1. You're the No. 1 seed. What was your feeling coming in? Were you nervous? What was it like coming in tonight?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, it's a great feeling. Actually I didn't feel too nervous. I was just happy to be out there and get to play. We had waited for a long time.

It was nice to get out there and know that the crowd was still there to support us.

Q. And your game?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, I'm happy to be through to the second round. The first match is always tough. You never know what to expect. A new tournament.

I'm just happy to be through.

Q. What is it like to get to wait till 11:50 to get on the court?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: Well, definitely it's a long night. The matches before on the center court were so long. I don't think there was even one match two sets. So no one expected that.

But, you know, it was nice. A win is a win, so it doesn't really matter what time I get on. As long as I win, I'm happy.

Q. What did you do before? Have to warm up, cool down?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: I warmed up and then I just went to the locker room, got ready, relaxed a little bit, watched Rafa's match. Yeah, then I got ready again and I went to the gym and ran a little bit.

Q. Did you watch his whole match?

CAROLINE WOZNIACKI: I didn't really watch it too much. I just watched a little bit. Then I read a magazine. I saw a little bit more. Just to keep my focus both on and off the court.

Caroline wins New Haven
8/28/2010
Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline won her third consecutive New Haven title after beating Nadia Petrova of Russia 6-3 3-6 6-3 in 2 hours and 13 minutes.

Caroline dominated the first set with consistent groundstrokes and serve, and she took an early break in the second set, but Petrova fought back, breaking Caroline's serve 3 times to even the match.

In the third set, Caroline once again took an early break, and held on the break until the end of the set.

Caroline also won the US Open series, the player that performs better in all hardcourt events leading to the US Open (Stanford, San Diego, Cincinnati, Montreal and New Haven) wins the US Open Series and it means she will get extra prize money at the US Open.

Caroline in New Haven final
8/27/2010
Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline beat Elena Dementieva of Russia 1-6 6-3 7-6(5) and advanced to the final for the third consecutive year.

After a bad start in the first set, Caroline manage to level the match winning the second set, but she was broken early in the third set and it looked as she could lose.

But she kept fighting and broke Dementieva's serve to level the set 5-5 then held her own and on Dementieva's serve, she held 3 match points but was unable to convert them and Dementieva forced a third set tiebreak.

Once again, Caroline started slow and fell to a 0-3 deficit, but made her way back until she finally was able to convert the 4th match point.

Caroline will play for the title against another Russian, Nadia Petrova.

Caroline advances
8/26/2010
Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline advanced to the semifinals in New Haven after her opponent Flavia Pennetta pulled out with a foot injury.

Her opponent in the next round is Elena Dementieva of Russia. They have played 4 times with each player winning twice. Dementieva won their last meeting last year in Cincinnati.

US Open draw released
8/26/2010
Caroline Wozniacki

Caroline is seed #1 and in the first round will face Chelsey Gullickson of the United States.

Caroline's path to the 4^th round is relatively easy but then things get a bit more difficult as she could face 2006 champion Maria Sharapova.

Caroline will face a lot of pressure, being seed #1 without a Grand Slam title surely she will get a lot of questions, and her recent win in Montreal puts the expectations on her even higher, but Caroline has showed in the past that she deals well with pressure.

Current Tournament
US Open

Main Draw - Singles - Seed: 1
August 30 - September 12, 2010

1R	won	Chelsey Gullickson	6-1 6-1
2R	won	Kai-Cheng Chang	6-0 6-0
3R		Yung-Jan Chan

Main Draw - Doubles - Unseeded
August 30 - September 12, 2010

Partner: Daniela Hantuchova (SVK)

1R	won	Hlavackova / Hradecka	6-0 6-2
2R		Mattek-Sands / Shaughnessy

Next Tournaments

10/2/2010

Beijing

Rankings

Singles: 2 Points: 6410

Doubles: 96 Points: 808

Yearly: 2 Points: 4716

Prize Money
2010: $1,467,427.00
Career: $4,717,785.00