2010 U.S. Open: Will Caroline Wozniacki Succeed As Number One?

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Published: August 26, 2010

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As the U.S. Open gets underway, no one has been talking much about Caroline Wozniacki, the current World No. 2.

She seems to make her biggest push of the season around this time of the year—the end of summer and the start of the U.S. Open.

The teenager from Denmark who finally made it to age 20 almost glided into Flushing Meadows, flying under the media radar.

Last year seeded No. 9, Wozniacki made it all the way to the finals of the U.S. Open, after stopping the American upstart, Melanie Oudin, dead in her tracks.

Oudin, a 17-year-old American, tore loose as her own one-woman wrecking crew against the top Russian players in the field, taking them out one at a time in thrilling fashion from the first round to the quarterfinals. The teenager thrilled the American public as she won time and again, coming back from a set down in most of her matches. 

But Dane Wozniacki met Oudin head on, defeating her in the quarterfinals, ending her Cinderella run at the 2009 U.S. Open. In the semifinals, Wozniacki overcame Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, winning that match 6-3, 6-3 in 96 minutes.

That took Wozniacki into the finals of the U.S. Open, where she challenged Kim Clijsters for the crown. The Dane battled but lost that match to the Belgian 7-5, 6-3 in an hour and 33 minutes.

Even though she did not win the tournament, Wozniacki found herself right at home in such a big event. She proved to herself that she was within striking distance of winning a major.

After the 2009 U.S. Open, Wozniacki quickly found herself ranked in the top five. During 2010, her ranking rose and fell with the seasons—but only slightly.

Wozniacki reached the finals at Indian Wells, which propelled her for the first time into the No. 2 ranking.

In April, the Dane won her seventh tour title overall at Ponte Verdra Beach, Florida as the top seed.  

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