https://www.theguardian.com/sport/caroline-wozniacki Caroline Wozniacki! en-gb Guardian News &amp; Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026 Sat, 18 Apr 2026 05:32:42 GMT 2026-04-18T05:32:42Z en-gb Guardian News &amp; Media Limited or its affiliated companies. All rights reserved. 2026 https://assets.guim.co.uk/images/guardian-logo-rss.c45beb1bafa34b347ac333af2e6fe23f.png https://www.theguardian.com https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/20/simona-halep-hits-out-at-caroline-wozniacki-miami-open-blast-tennis <ul><li>Dane said Halep should never have been awarded wild card</li><li>Player made return after Cas reduced doping ban recently </li></ul><p>Simona Halep has hit back at Caroline Wozniacki after the Dane said she should not have been given a wildcard for the Miami Open. Halep made a quick return to top-level action after the court of arbitration for sport (Cas) <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/05/simona-halep-free-to-play-again-after-tennis-doping-ban-significantly-reduced">reduced her doping ban</a> from four years to nine months two weeks ago.</p><p>The two-time former grand-slam champion tested positive for the blood-boosting drug Roxadustat at the US Open in 2022 and was handed <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/12/simona-halep-banned-four-years-tennis-anti-doping-violations">the long suspension last September</a>. However, Cas accepted Halep’s explanation that she had unwittingly ingested the substance in a contaminated supplement, with the ruling coming 17 months after she was first provisionally suspended.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/20/simona-halep-hits-out-at-caroline-wozniacki-miami-open-blast-tennis">Continue reading...</a> Simona Halep Tennis Caroline Wozniacki Sport US sports Wed, 20 Mar 2024 10:48:23 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/20/simona-halep-hits-out-at-caroline-wozniacki-miami-open-blast-tennis Photograph: Larry Marano/REX/Shutterstock Photograph: Larry Marano/REX/Shutterstock Photograph: Larry Marano/REX/Shutterstock PA Media 2024-03-20T10:48:23Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/13/alcaraz-and-sinner-roll-through-to-indian-wells-quarter-finals-with-straight-set-wins <ul><li>Australia’s Alex de Minaur falls short against Alexander Zverev</li><li>Former world No 1 Wozniacki makes first quarter since 2019</li></ul><p>World No 2 Carlos Alcaraz raced into the quarter-finals of the BNP Paribas Open with a straight-sets win over Fabian Marozsan in Indian Wells. The Spaniard, bidding to become the first player to defend the title since Novak Djokovic in 2016, won 6-3, 6-3 in an hour and a quarter.</p><p>Hungarian Marozsan, 24, came into the match with a rare winning head-to-head record against Alcaraz, having beaten him on the Rome clay last year in their only previous meeting, one of the shock results of the season.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/13/alcaraz-and-sinner-roll-through-to-indian-wells-quarter-finals-with-straight-set-wins">Continue reading...</a> Tennis Carlos Alcaraz Alexander Zverev Sport Jannik Sinner Australia sport Caroline Wozniacki Iga Swiatek Wed, 13 Mar 2024 06:36:15 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2024/mar/13/alcaraz-and-sinner-roll-through-to-indian-wells-quarter-finals-with-straight-set-wins Photograph: Ella Ling/REX/Shutterstock Photograph: Ella Ling/REX/Shutterstock Photograph: Ella Ling/REX/Shutterstock PA Media 2024-03-13T06:36:15Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/03/coco-gauff-shows-strength-to-defy-coaches-and-beat-caroline-wozniacki <ul><li>Sixth seed Gauff beats Danish wildcard 6-3, 3-6, 6-1</li><li>American reaches US Open quarter-finals for second time</li></ul><p>As Coco Gauff fought to halt the momentum working against her in the final set of her tension filled fourth-round battle with Caroline Wozniacki at Arthur Ashe Stadium, her coaching team had some advice. Gauff’s newest coach, Brad Gilbert, suggested that it was time for her to hit with more spin, to prioritise consistency and initiate longer points.</p><p>But Gauff had already politely asked her team to stop advising her and in one of the most important moments of her season, she took matters into her own hands. Instead of patiently waiting from behind the baseline as instructed, she forced her way inside it and attacked relentlessly. After a tense, physical and fascinating generational battle, Gauff emerged as the victor over Wozniacki, winning 6-3, 3-6, 6-1 to return to the quarter-finals of the US Open.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/03/coco-gauff-shows-strength-to-defy-coaches-and-beat-caroline-wozniacki">Continue reading...</a> US Open tennis Coco Gauff Caroline Wozniacki Tennis Sport Sun, 03 Sep 2023 22:50:15 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/sep/03/coco-gauff-shows-strength-to-defy-coaches-and-beat-caroline-wozniacki Photograph: Mike Stobe/Getty Images Photograph: Mike Stobe/Getty Images Photograph: Mike Stobe/Getty Images Tumaini Carayol at Flushing Meadows 2023-09-03T22:50:15Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/16/us-open-wild-cards-venus-williams-caroline-wozniacki <ul><li>Williams, 43, gets ticket for main draw at Flushing Meadows</li><li>Two-time runner-up Wozniacki to continue comeback in NYC</li></ul><p>Venus Williams will be back in the US Open at age 43, and Caroline Wozniacki will join her in the field for her return to grand slam tennis.</p><p>Both players were given wildcards into the tournament on Wednesday by the US Tennis Association.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/16/us-open-wild-cards-venus-williams-caroline-wozniacki">Continue reading...</a> US Open Tennis 2023 Venus Williams Caroline Wozniacki Tennis Sport US sports Wed, 16 Aug 2023 18:31:22 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/16/us-open-wild-cards-venus-williams-caroline-wozniacki Photograph: Aaron Doster/Getty Images Photograph: Aaron Doster/Getty Images Photograph: Aaron Doster/Getty Images Associated Press 2023-08-16T18:31:22Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/15/andy-murray-cincinnati-masters-us-open-caroline-wozniaki-tennis <ul><li>Briton pulls out of tournament with abdominal strain</li><li>Caroline Wozniacki loses in second event since comeback</li></ul><p>Andy Murray had been forced to withdraw from the Cincinnati ATP Masters 1000 event because of an abdominal strain as he looks to be fit for the US Open, the final grand slam tournament of the year.</p><p>Last week Murray reached the third round of the Toronto Masters 1000 event before withdrawing before his match against the eventual champion, Jannik Sinner, because of abdominal pain. He compared it to a similar injury sustained last year in the grass-court season, which he said needed 10 to 12 days of recovery.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/15/andy-murray-cincinnati-masters-us-open-caroline-wozniaki-tennis">Continue reading...</a> Tennis Andy Murray Caroline Wozniacki Sport Tue, 15 Aug 2023 20:00:16 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/15/andy-murray-cincinnati-masters-us-open-caroline-wozniaki-tennis Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images Tumaini Carayol in Cincinnati 2023-08-15T20:00:16Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/13/proud-caroline-wozniacki-back-on-tour-and-looking-to-get-better <p>Major winner retired and had two children but, at the age of 33, is now competing at the top level again</p><p>So much of Caroline Wozniacki’s first tennis career was defined by her precocity. The Dane had burst out of the blocks far quicker than her peers, becoming a top-20 player at 18. By the age of 20 she was ranked No 1, a status she consolidated thoroughly by occupying the spot for 71 weeks. Having rounded off her storied career by winning a long-awaited first grand slam at the <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jan/27/caroline-wozniacki-wins-australian-open-title-after-epic-battle-with-halep" title="">2018 Australian Open</a>, content with all that she had achieved in the sport, Wozniacki retired at 29 in 2020.</p><p>Yet after a three-year retirement, during which she gave birth to two children, Wozniacki is back. In these early days of her unexpected return to professional tennis, the 33‑year‑old has been charged with drawing on her experience as she tries to recover her former level of play.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/13/proud-caroline-wozniacki-back-on-tour-and-looking-to-get-better">Continue reading...</a> Tennis Caroline Wozniacki Sport Sun, 13 Aug 2023 19:58:51 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/aug/13/proud-caroline-wozniacki-back-on-tour-and-looking-to-get-better Photograph: Robert Prange/Getty Images Photograph: Robert Prange/Getty Images Photograph: Robert Prange/Getty Images Tumaini Carayol in Cincinnati 2023-08-13T19:58:51Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/11/motherhood-is-really-tough-johanna-konta-returns-to-wimbledon <p>Former British No 1, who is playing in invitational event, says transition to being a mum has been hard</p><p>“Are you loving motherhood?” was one of the first questions the former British No 1 tennis star Johanna Konta found herself being asked as a new mother. She would respond “yes”, feeling it to be the appropriate response. But now, she’s taking a more honest approach.</p><p>“I think the act of motherhood is really tough, it’s really monotonous and boring compared to what I used to do, which is play on Centre Court and travel the world and live a very selfish existence,” Konta said bluntly.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/11/motherhood-is-really-tough-johanna-konta-returns-to-wimbledon">Continue reading...</a> Johanna Konta Wimbledon Tennis Kim Clijsters Caroline Wozniacki Women Family Sport Wimbledon 2023 Tue, 11 Jul 2023 13:58:31 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jul/11/motherhood-is-really-tough-johanna-konta-returns-to-wimbledon Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA Photograph: Zac Goodwin/PA Geneva Abdul 2023-07-11T13:58:31Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/29/caroline-wozniacki-comes-out-of-retirement-and-will-play-at-us-open-tennis <ul><li>Former world No 1 to return after three years away from tennis</li><li>‘I have goals I want to accomplish … I’m coming back to play’</li></ul><p>Caroline Wozniacki, the former No 1 and grand slam champion, will come out of retirement and make a comeback to professional tennis after leaving the sport for three years.</p><p>In <a href="https://www.vogue.com/article/caroline-wozniacki-is-returning-to-tennis">a first person story published by Vogue</a>, the 32-year-old Dane announced that she will be returning to tennis during the North American hardcourt swing in Montreal and will make her first grand slam appearance at the US Open, where she is a two-time finalist. Shortly afterwards, the US Open announced that they had awarded Wozniacki a wildcard.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/29/caroline-wozniacki-comes-out-of-retirement-and-will-play-at-us-open-tennis">Continue reading...</a> Caroline Wozniacki Tennis Sport US Open tennis US sports Thu, 29 Jun 2023 16:42:06 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2023/jun/29/caroline-wozniacki-comes-out-of-retirement-and-will-play-at-us-open-tennis Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images Tumaini Carayol 2023-06-29T16:42:06Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/01/wimbledon-diary-was-she-playing-or-wozniacki <p>Rogue drawsheet sparks confusion, players insist courts are slower than clay, bees swarm and another John Isner record</p><p>There was confusion this week when someone looked though the women’s draw and saw the name Caroline Wozniacki. The Dane retired in 2020 and has been busy since, having her first child and now pregnant with her second. It was later discovered the rogue drawsheet was one from 2019 that had found its way into the stack of 2022 draws. Wozniacki is here as part of the BBC commentary team, the first time she’s filled that role, and has been offering insightful comments you would expect from a grand slam champion.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/01/wimbledon-diary-was-she-playing-or-wozniacki">Continue reading...</a> Wimbledon 2022 Wimbledon Tennis Sport Caroline Wozniacki Fri, 01 Jul 2022 17:10:05 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2022/jul/01/wimbledon-diary-was-she-playing-or-wozniacki Photograph: Liselotte Sabroe/AP Photograph: Liselotte Sabroe/AP Photograph: Liselotte Sabroe/AP Simon Cambers at Wimbledon 2022-07-01T17:10:05Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/22/caroline-wozniacki-tennis-retirement-australian-open-2020 The Dane is retiring after the Australian Open and says that while she is looking forward to a quieter life she can look back with pride at a grand slam title and 70 weeks as world No 1<p>Caroline Wozniacki has spent the majority of her life in a fishbowl, her every move monitored and detailed. She never complained, accepting that it is part of the business of being a top sportswoman, that if she told paparazzi not to take photos it wouldn’t do any good. But now she is getting out, and she could not be happier.</p><p>“I think I had my first interview when I was eight or nine years old, it’s pretty crazy,” Wozniacki said at the Australian Open. “My whole life I’ve been scrutinised, my career’s been scrutinised. So it’s nice to do what I want to do, not have to think twice about anything. Obviously I want to make right decisions but just be able to live life.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/22/caroline-wozniacki-tennis-retirement-australian-open-2020">Continue reading...</a> Caroline Wozniacki Australian Open 2020 Australian Open Tennis Sport Australia sport Wed, 22 Jan 2020 12:40:00 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/22/caroline-wozniacki-tennis-retirement-australian-open-2020 Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images Photograph: James D Morgan/Getty Images Simon Cambers in Melbourne 2020-01-22T12:40:00Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2020/jan/18/i-want-to-do-something-different-wozniacki-on-retiring-after-the-australian-open-video <p>Caroline Wozniacki is preparing herself for an 'emotional' farewell at the Australian Open. The 29-year-old announced last month that the tournament, which brought her a long-awaited first grand slam title in 2018, would also mark the last chapter of her career. Expanding on her decision in a press conference at Melbourne Park, the Danish player said: 'It doesn't feel the same. I still want to work hard, but I want to do something different. I want to try and achieve something else'</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/18/caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-2020-serena-williams">‘It’ll be emotional’: Caroline Wozniacki braced for farewell at Australian Open</a><br></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2020/jan/18/i-want-to-do-something-different-wozniacki-on-retiring-after-the-australian-open-video">Continue reading...</a> Caroline Wozniacki Australian Open 2020 Australian Open Tennis Sport Sat, 18 Jan 2020 15:12:42 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2020/jan/18/i-want-to-do-something-different-wozniacki-on-retiring-after-the-australian-open-video Photograph: Getty Images Photograph: Getty Images Photograph: Getty Images 2020-01-18T15:12:42Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/18/caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-2020-serena-williams • Dane takes on Kristie Ahn in final grand slam before retiring <br />• Konta may stand in way of record-chasing Serena Williams<p>Caroline Wozniacki has done just about everything in tennis – except walk away. So it was striking on the eve of her farewell at the tournament where she <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2018/jan/27/caroline-wozniacki-wins-australian-open-title-after-epic-battle-with-halep" title="">won her only slam</a> that the Dane declared she had no idea how she would handle her emotions when she walks out to play Kristie Ahn, the world No 92 coming off a first-round loss in qualifying in Auckland.</p><p>Such a fixture would not normally induce apprehension in a player who two years ago briefly returned to No 1 in the world after winning the Australian Open. But the 29-year-old, who used to run marathons for fun and was long regarded as one of the fittest players in the game, has endured struggles at just the time when she ought to be enjoying her best years.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/18/caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-2020-serena-williams">Continue reading...</a> Australian Open 2020 Australian Open Caroline Wozniacki Serena Williams Sport Tennis Australia sport Sat, 18 Jan 2020 11:16:31 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/jan/18/caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-2020-serena-williams Photograph: Scott Barbour/AAP Photograph: Scott Barbour/AAP Photograph: Scott Barbour/AAP Kevin Mitchell 2020-01-18T11:16:31Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/07/defiant-caroline-wozniacki-will-end-turbulent-career-with-head-held-high After years of burnouts and comebacks, the former world No 1 has seized the chance to leave joyfully on her own terms<p>Until as recently as two years ago, one of the defining moments of Caroline Wozniacki’s career was the one she spent years trying to forget. Wozniacki was ranked No 1 when she stared down Li Na in the semi-final of the Australian Open in 2011 and it had all the makings of a typical Wozniacki win: she chased down every last ball and gave nothing away, flitting to within a point of her second grand slam final at 20 years old.</p><p>On match point Wozniacki changed nothing, but across the net adrenaline coursed through Li’s veins as she made her last stand. She stepped inside the court and seized the moment, bulldozing a down‑the-line forehand winner to scupper her opponent before <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2011/jan/27/australian-open-2011-li-na" title="">turning the match around in three sets</a>.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/07/defiant-caroline-wozniacki-will-end-turbulent-career-with-head-held-high">Continue reading...</a> Caroline Wozniacki Tennis Sport Sat, 07 Dec 2019 15:50:50 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/07/defiant-caroline-wozniacki-will-end-turbulent-career-with-head-held-high Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images Photograph: Noel Celis/AFP via Getty Images Tumaini Carayol 2019-12-07T15:50:50Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/06/caroline-wozniacki-retire-after-australian-open-new-challenges-tennis • Former world No 1 plans to start family with David Lee<br />• Player wants to raise awareness of rheumatoid arthritis<p>The former world No 1 Caroline Wozniacki will retire after the Australian Open to focus on different challenges in life, including starting a family.</p><p>The Dane, who won the Australian Open in 2018, does not turn 30 until July next year. But she has decided Melbourne, the scene of her greatest career triumph, will also be the scene of her final act.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/06/caroline-wozniacki-retire-after-australian-open-new-challenges-tennis">Continue reading...</a> Caroline Wozniacki Tennis Sport Fri, 06 Dec 2019 15:32:22 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/dec/06/caroline-wozniacki-retire-after-australian-open-new-challenges-tennis Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP Photograph: Mark Schiefelbein/AP PA Media 2019-12-06T15:32:22Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/aug/31/us-open-2019-day-six-wozniacki-andreescu-nadal-chung-isner-cilic-live <ul><li>Wozniacki knocked out by Andreescu</li><li>Nadal and Zverev through</li></ul><p><strong>And Townsend breaks back again, and it’s 2-3 against Cirstea</strong>. This game is topsy turvy, to say the least. Mertens is 4-2 up now. Meanwhile, we await the arrival of Wozniacki and her match in the Arthur Ashe court with Andreescu.</p><p><strong>Townsend breaks back</strong> but faces a real problem in trying to hold her serve in the next, being taken to deuce and requiring a fierce winner to save a break point. Then comes another winner from Cirstea and the need to save another break point. Then comes another, which is finally claimed. It’s 3-1 to the Romanian. Mertens has another break and is 3-1 up on Petkovic.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/aug/31/us-open-2019-day-six-wozniacki-andreescu-nadal-chung-isner-cilic-live">Continue reading...</a> US Open Tennis 2019 US Open tennis US sports Tennis Sport Caroline Wozniacki Rafael Nadal Sat, 31 Aug 2019 22:14:31 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/aug/31/us-open-2019-day-six-wozniacki-andreescu-nadal-chung-isner-cilic-live Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images Photograph: Elsa/Getty Images Will Unwin and John Brewin 2019-08-31T22:14:31Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/05/sonia-halep-victoria-azarenka-karolina-pliskova-hsieh-su-wei-caroline-wozniacki • Karolina Pliskova passes tricky test against Hsieh Su-wei <br />• Wozniacki hits out at HawkEye during loss to Zhang Shuai<p>For 66 horrible minutes Victoria Azarenka forgot how to play tennis. Centre Court is an unfortunate setting for a bad day at the office and there was nowhere for the former world No 1 to hide when the wheels fell off, leaving her bemused audience to wonder if it was kinder to look away and let her suffer in private.</p><p>Rarely can Azarenka have experienced such a dramatic collapse. All Simona Halep had to do was wait for the f<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2012/jan/28/victoria-azarenka-wins-australian-open" title="">ormer Australian Open champion </a>to miss. And, boy, did she miss a lot, three double-faults and 33 unforced errors the tale of a 6-3, 6-1 defeat by Halep, who cannot have imagined her progress into the fourth round of Wimbledon would be so straightforward.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/05/sonia-halep-victoria-azarenka-karolina-pliskova-hsieh-su-wei-caroline-wozniacki">Continue reading...</a> Wimbledon 2019 Wimbledon Simona Halep Caroline Wozniacki Victoria Azarenka Tennis Sport Fri, 05 Jul 2019 17:57:51 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jul/05/sonia-halep-victoria-azarenka-karolina-pliskova-hsieh-su-wei-caroline-wozniacki Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Photograph: Kirsty Wigglesworth/AP Jacob Steinberg at Wimbledon 2019-07-05T17:57:51Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/18/maria-sharapova-ends-caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-defence <ul><li>Sharapova beats defending champion 6-4, 4-6, 6-3</li><li>Russian will face Australian Ashleigh Barty in fourth round</li></ul><p>Caroline Wozniacki’s reign as Australian Open champion ended with a three-set defeat by Maria Sharapova in the third round.</p><p>The battle of two of the biggest names in the game did not disappoint but in the end Sharapova’s fierce hitting won the day as she surged to a 6-4 4-6 6-3 victory on Rod Laver Arena.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/18/maria-sharapova-ends-caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-defence">Continue reading...</a> Australian Open Australian Open 2019 Australia sport Sport Tennis Maria Sharapova Caroline Wozniacki Fri, 18 Jan 2019 09:08:17 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/18/maria-sharapova-ends-caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-defence Photograph: Ella Ling/BPI/REX/Shutterstock Photograph: Ella Ling/BPI/REX/Shutterstock Photograph: Ella Ling/BPI/REX/Shutterstock Press Association 2019-01-18T09:08:17Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jan/18/maria-sharapova-v-caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-third-round-live <ul><li>Sharapova wins 6-4, 4-6, 6-3 to set up date with Ash Barty</li><li>Defending champion out in third round upset</li></ul><p>There’s no love lost between this pair, it should be noted. Wozniacki, a close friend of Sharapova’s long-time rival Serena Williams, criticised US Open schedulers in 2017 for prioritising the Russian despite returning from a doping suspension.</p><p><em>“And when you look on Centre Court – I understand completely the business side of things – but someone who comes back from a drugs sentence, performance-enhancing drugs, and all of a sudden gets to play every single match on Centre Court, I think that’s a questionable thing to do,” </em>Wozniacki said at the time.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jan/18/maria-sharapova-v-caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-third-round-live">Continue reading...</a> Australian Open 2019 Caroline Wozniacki Maria Sharapova Australian Open Tennis Australia sport Sport Fri, 18 Jan 2019 07:26:40 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jan/18/maria-sharapova-v-caroline-wozniacki-australian-open-third-round-live Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Photograph: Quinn Rooney/Getty Images Jonathan Howcroft 2019-01-18T07:26:40Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jan/16/rafael-nadal-angelique-kerber-maria-sharapova-australian-open-live <ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/16/dan-evans-emerges-from-australian-open-defeat-to-roger-federer-with-great-credit">Evans smiles in loss to Federer after ‘terrible’ time during ban</a><br></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/16/aryna-sabalenka-wins-praises-katie-boulter-australian-open-tennis">Boulter out but earns praise from Sabalenka</a><br></li><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2019/jan/16/andy-murray-career-could-be-saved-metal-hip-implant-bob-bryan-australian-open-tennis">Murray’s career could be saved by metal hip implant, says Bryan</a><br></li></ul><p><strong>It’s a demolition so far.</strong> Petra Kvitova earns three break points and her venomous forehand gives her a 4-0 lead. She’s hitting it so hard. Begu can’t live with it at all.</p><p><strong>Petra Kvitova’s got her eye in early on. </strong>She’s broken already against Irina-Camelia Begu and her movement looks spot on, which is always a good sign for the Czech.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jan/16/rafael-nadal-angelique-kerber-maria-sharapova-australian-open-live">Continue reading...</a> Australian Open 2019 Australian Open Rafael Nadal Maria Sharapova Roger Federer Caroline Wozniacki Australia sport Sport Tennis Wed, 16 Jan 2019 13:42:49 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jan/16/rafael-nadal-angelique-kerber-maria-sharapova-australian-open-live Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP Photograph: Aaron Favila/AP Jacob Steinberg 2019-01-16T13:42:49Z https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2019/jan/15/thank-you-andy-murray-australian-open-players-pay-touching-tribute-video <p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/andymurray">Andy Murray</a> was shown an emotional tribute video featuring a host of tennis stars following his Australian Open exit.</p><p>Murray, who <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2019/jan/13/observer-view-on-andy-murray-retiring">plans to retire this year</a>&nbsp;due to chronic hip pain, said he would be content if his <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/live/2019/jan/14/andy-murray-v-roberto-bautista-agut-australian-open-2019-live">five-set defeat to Roberto Bautista Agut</a> was his final match.</p><p>After the match a video was shown in the stadium with tributes from players including Roger Federer, Rafael Nadal, Novak Djokovic, Caroline Wozniacki and Karolina Pliskova.</p><ul><li><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/blog/2019/jan/11/feminism-andy-murray-global-icon-tennis-amelie-mauresmo">The unapologetic feminism that turned Andy Murray into a global icon</a><br></li></ul> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2019/jan/15/thank-you-andy-murray-australian-open-players-pay-touching-tribute-video">Continue reading...</a> Andy Murray Australian Open Tennis Roger Federer Rafael Nadal Nick Kyrgios Alexander Zverev Caroline Wozniacki Novak Djokovic Marin Cilic Sloane Stephens Sport Tue, 15 Jan 2019 10:41:33 GMT https://www.theguardian.com/sport/video/2019/jan/15/thank-you-andy-murray-australian-open-players-pay-touching-tribute-video Photograph: Tennis Australia/REUTERS/Edgar Su Photograph: Tennis Australia/REUTERS/Edgar Su Photograph: Tennis Australia/REUTERS/Edgar Su 2019-01-15T10:41:33Z