Caroline Garcia keeps her hopes of qualification to the semi-finals alive
Wednesday 25 October 2017 18:04, UK
Caroline Wozniacki crushed world No 1 Simona Halep in straight sets as she stormed into the last four at the WTA Finals on Wednesday.
The 27-year-old Dane broke Halep five times to win 6-0 6-2 in just 63 minutes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium on Wednesday.
Wozniacki, a former world No 1, broke three times in an almost flawless first set, in which she served at 94 per cent and made just two unforced errors.
She barely let up in the second set as she continued to masterfully move the flummoxed Halep around the court, hitting the lines with precision to reach the last four.
"I think this court is great for the all-round player, who can play both aggressive and defence," said renowned counter-puncher, Wozniacki. "I just have been feeling good and am playing at a high level."
It was a bitterly disappointing evening for Halep, who was impressive in her opening victory over Caroline Garcia.
"I made too many mistakes and she didn't miss," Halep said. "It was one of my bad days. During the points I missed too many and I wanted to over-hit the ball."
The 26-year-old now finds herself in a battle to reach the semi-finals, and next plays Elina Svitolina in a crunch match on Friday.
Frenchwoman Garcia staged a great comeback to keep her hopes alive with an epic three-set victory over Svitolina.
Down 5-3 and on the brink of elimination, Garcia dug deep to save a match point before reeling off four straight games to prevail 6-7 (9-7) 6-3 7-5 in two hours and 44 minutes.
World No 8 Garcia said: "I'm very happy about the fight I showed on court. It was very difficult, a lot of emotion, some up and down, but at the end I could control myself better than she did."
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