She was lucky, she won’t go far. WOZNIACKI

By
Mark Hall
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That wasn’t nice.

Caroline Wozniacki had a rather lousy day on and off the court on Wednesday.

The world no.2 was hoping for a great run in Wimbledon, but eventually, she had to bow in the 2nd round to the world no. 35 Ekaterina Makarova that won a  roller-coaster 6-4 1-6 7-5.

Caroline was struggling to digest the loss especially after she managed to erase a 1-5 deficit in the decider (5-5) before folding in the last service game.

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She was lucky; she won’t go far. WOZNIACKI

The most shocking part of the match was the following press conference from Caroline that said

“I did everything I could. I fought as hard as I could. I can’t even be mad at myself because I played up to the level that I can.

I think Makarova played above her level and really raised it and got a little lucky. It’s frustrating because I feel like I could have gone and done something really great here.

I don’t understand what one has to do with the other. I lost today. It’s obviously not the way I wanted the day to go.

I played someone who went all-in with every single shot. I fought all I had. I just lacked just a little bit today. I played someone who played extremely well. I don’t know that she would be able to keep up this level for the rest of the tournament. I would be very surprised if you saw her go far.”

 

 

 

The frustration is understandable, but Caroline has a big experience on tour, she should handle tough losses in a better way. That’s also why tennis fans love the likes of Federer, Nadal, and Simona Halep.