What Caroline Wozniacki’s Loss to Yanina Wickmayer Means for Wimbledon

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Published: May 27, 2014

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Caroline Wozniacki's struggles in major tournaments continued at the 2014 French Open as she was eliminated by Yanina Wickmayer in the first round.

Beyond the baseline passed along word of her latest early exit:



Even though Wozniacki has proven herself as a very talented player over the past handful of years, including a stint at No. 1, her results at Grand Slams have been underwhelming. It's a trend she wasn't able to buck in the first two majors of 2014.  

There were questions about her status coming into the event. A combination of a lingering knee injury and dealing with issues in her personal life regarding the broken-off engagement with golf star Rory McIlroy made her status for the French Open uncertain. A source told Claire Duffin and James Corrigan of The Telegraph:

Officially this is because of a knee injury, but the split with Rory will not help her recovery.

What is clear is that this was totally unexpected—a real bolt from the blue. Beyond being a hugely successful tennis star, Caroline is an ordinary young woman who is suffering like any other young woman in these circumstances.

She sent out this message on Twitter leading up to the tournament:



Nobody would have faulted her for taking some time off to focus on herself over the game. Instead, she decided to play, but outside expectations were limited. The good news is at least the focus was able to shift back to tennis.

The biggest issue on the court for Wozniacki is the fact she hasn't reached a major semifinal since 2011.

For a three-year stretch starting in 2009 it appeared she was due to break through on the Grand Slam stage, but it never happened. Now she's been trending in the wrong direction. She hasn't even been making deep runs to the business end of big tournaments.



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