Caroline Wozniacki Beats Dominika Cibulkova. What’s in Store For The No 1.?

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Published: January 21, 2011

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The women's tennis No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki defeated the gutsy and hard-hitting Slovakian Dominika Cibulkova — who beat Wozniacki in Sydney just 10 days ago — to pull through to the fourth round of the Australian Open. Wozniacki won the match 6-4, 6-3, but it wasn't exactly in convincing fashion.  

Eurosports commentators finished the match saying, "The whole match dictated by the Slovakian," "Surely, she must walk of the court feeling she has defeated herself."

These comments are not uncommon after a Wozniacki match. She seldom outnumbers her opponent in winners, but keeps the unforced errors to a minimum. Today's match was no different as Wozniacki's stats read 11 winners and 11 unforced errors, compared to Cibulkova's 31 winners and a staggering 41 unforced errors. She surely was the one hitting the eye-pleasing winners. 

The Slovak was dictating the match, but in a very streaky fashion. 

Wozniacki's first match point was telling. After one of the best rallies of the match, Cibulkova wrong-footed the Dane for a clean backhand winner down the line, only centimeters within the tramlines. 

Gutsy. 

This was followed by an unnecessary hard forehand into the net. And a backhand way out of bounds.

Match: Wozniacki.

Now Cibulkova may have defeated herself, but it is no coincidence that this happens so often to Wozniacki's opponents.

The Dane is the closest thing the women's game come to a human wall. By forcing the opponent to hit that extra shot or hit extra hard for the clean winner, she elevates opponents' error and frustration levels.  

The problem? It only works on players who often beat themselves. It hasn't worked on Clijsters so far and will most likely not work Henin or Schiavone in the quarters. Which spells trouble for the No. 1.

Being No. 1, Wozniacki surely could have hoped for an ea...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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