Caroline Wozniacki and Victoria Azarenka will face each other in what will be the most interesting 2nd round in the Australian Open women’s draw.
Wozniacki
Caro had a tricky win against the unpredictable Taylor Townsend 7-6 (1) 6-2 to now have an even bigger hurdle to overcome. “I’ve known her since the juniors, I think back when we were maybe 13, when she was 14, somewhere around that,” Wozniacki said about Vika. “We’ve known each other for over 10 years. We’ve competed for a very long time. So we go way back. And I think it’s always like we’ve both gotten wins here and there.”
Azarenka
Vika is the toughest not-seeded player in the draw. She had convincing first round win against Sloane Stephens ( 6-3 6-2) “To be honest, I don’t look at this match like it’s an early stage – it’s just going to be another tough match for me,” Azarenka commented about her 2nd round. “Being unseeded, it’s not a surprise that I have a tough draw or tough opponents in the early rounds. I just need to go through that. I will just accept the challenges.
“She showed some great tennis at the end of last year, and I know she’s very dangerous. We always have tough matches. I just need to focus on myself, prepare the best I can and just compete. That’s my key word for this tournament – compete.”
Head to head
Caro leads 5-3 against Vika and given her form she is the favorite to reach the 3rd round.
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