Wozniacki: I'll be back

Caroline Wozniacki has vowed to regain the world number one ranking after losing it at the Australian Open.

Danish star vows to regain world number one ranking

Caroline Wozniacki has vowed to regain the world number one ranking after losing it at the Australian Open. Following her quarter-final defeat to Kim Clijsters in Melbourne, Wozniacki will lose top spot in the WTA list on Monday to Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka or Maria Sharapova. However, the Dane, who has received much criticism for her position at the head of the women's game having not won a Grand Slam title, feels it is only a matter of time before she returns to the summit. Asked what it meant to lose her status as the world's top player, Wozniacki said: "To be honest, I don't really think about it. I have been there for a long time already. I finished number one two years in a row. "At the end of the year we will see who played the best. We are just in January. At the end of the year you see who has played the best, most consistently, all year round. "I will get it back eventually, so I'm not worried." Quizzed further on whether she was still confident of breaking her major duck, the 21-year-old said: "Of course.

Laughing

"I start laughing every time because the media talks to me like I'm finishing my career and I only have one year left and time is running out. "The fact is I still have quite a few good years in front of me. I still improve. I still have a number of Australians and a number of US Opens and Wimbledons and French Opens left. "I will definitely do my best and try to win one or even more. At the end of the day, you can just do your best. You can't do anything more than that." Meanwhile, her conqueror leapt to the Dane's defence following her 6-3 7-6 triumph, one which sets up a last-four clash with Azarenka. The Belgian said criticism of Wozniacki over the rankings was "absurd". "She's worked very hard to get to where she is, and she's one of the most consistent players," said Clijsters. "People are almost in a way almost blaming her for it (the ranking system). I think that's something that is really absurd." The 11th seed added: "I think she's great for the game. She's great for our sport. She's a great player, works extremely hard. She has really good people around her who, you know, tell her to not listen to all that stuff that's being said in the media room or around her. "I think it's all a matter of experience and improving and trying to learn from losses and become better every slam. Then she will definitely get there."