Caroline Wozniacki: Does She Deserve the No. 1 Ranking?

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Published: February 18, 2011

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Once more, many stories will be written in the coming days about Caroline Wozniacki reclaiming the world No. 1 spot.

How did the Dane manage to do that despite having not won a Grand Slam tournament?

Let's try to understand the big picture, which is forgotten most of the time.

By reaching the semifinals at the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships, the 20-year-old, who beat Shahar Peer of Israël 6-2, 6-4, will return to the top of the WTA Rankings on Monday, February 21.

Wozniacki will surpass the current WTA world No. 1 Kim Clijsters, who ascended to the top of the rankings last week for the fourth time in her career. 

Wozniacki is projected to hold the top spot for at least four weeks through March 20, 2011. In addition to finishing the 2010 season as the world No. 1-ranked player, the Dane held the top ranking for a total of 18 consecutive weeks prior to being overtaken by Clijsters.

Of course, many will start screaming, not understanding why Caroline Wozniacki is able keep up this standing, while Clijsters, who won the last US Open, the Masters and the Australian Open, is unable to keep her position.

It happened the first time on October 7th, 2010. Wozniacki became the new world No. 1, passing Serena Williams, Venus Williams, Kim Clijsters, Vera Zvonareva and Justine Henin.

Even more stunning is the fact that she has managed to get to the top without having played in a Grand Slam final in 2010.

Wozniacki was ahead of Serena Williams last year despite the American having won the Australian Open and Wimbledon. The Odense native is also ahead of Zvonareva, who reached the Wimbledon and US Open finals, and the Belgian Henin.

Anyone who does not understand math very well will understand the following fact: The Dane has played by far the most tennis among the top 15 players. She played 24 tournaments in 2010, while Venus played 15, Serena 14, C...
Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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