Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki has reached the second round of the US Open by beating qualifier Chelsey Gullickson at Flushing Meadows, New York. She recorded a 6-1, 6-1 victory over American Gullickson, though the match ended late in the night, CNN.com reports.
The 20-year-old told the tournament’s official website that she was happy with the victory: “It’s a long night. The matches before on the centre court were so long. But, a win is a win, so it doesn’t really matter what time I get on. As long as I win, I’m happy.”
Wozniacki is seeded first in the absence of American player Serena Williams who pulled out of the tournament after she walked through glass in a restaurant and tore a tendon in her right foot.
Maria Sharapova fought back from one set down to defeat Australia’s Jarmila Groth in three sets. Serbia’s Jelena Jankovic recovered from match point down to beat world number 96 Simona Halep. Eighth seed Na Li of China was the highest-placed seed to be eliminated on Tuesday, succumbing to Russia’s Kateryna Bondarenko.
Vera Zvonareva, who won the US Open doubles title in 2006, breezed into the next round with a 6-2, 6-1 success against Slovakia’s Zuzana Kucova. Wild card Beatrice Capra is celebrating a comfortable win over Croatia’s Karolina Sprem. Competing at her first grand slam, 18-year-old Capra took the match 6-1, 6-3.
