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Wozniacki reaches quarters in Copenhagen
Wozniacki managed to overcome a 2-5 deficit which could have found the Dane led 0-1 in the opener. Fortunately, she succeeded to push the first set into tie-break, surviving an unexpected scare she couldn’t foresee initially. Thus, Wozniacki powered form behind to win three games in a row and make it 5-5, while Kerber could only witness her own ruining. But the second set showed the same German earning back the confidence and breaking Dane early in the term to go one game ahead.
Unfortunately, she was unable to take advantage of a second crucial lead which could have helped her to even the meeting. Caroline cut the deficit again, going three games ahead and clinching a hard-fought victory. Kerber had two set-points in the opener, but failed to convert them as she mocked every single chance to stun the defending champion.
Wozniacki will next meet Brianti who had some hard times against Kucova whom she overcame 3-6, 6-4, 6-1 to set her third meeting with the 20-year-old Dane. Caroline has managed to keep the sheet clean throughout the first two meetings as she had previously beaten Irina Falconi 6-2, 6-3. As for Brianti, she has grabbed her second straight three-set victory. The Italian edged Alexandra Panova of Russia 6-7, 6-1, 7-5 and will start the quarter final as second favorite.
The head to head series between the two is led by Wozniacki who defeated the world number 57 Italian twice, last occasion at the 2009 Auckland event. On the same first half of the table, Bethanie Mattek Sands has reached the last eight after overcoming a first set deficit against Johanna Larsson whom the American edged 6-7, 6-0, 7-6. “It’s kind of a tough score to look at, but it was a well-fought match. Johanna came out great, serving big, I think she hit 202kph, which is huge. But I served well too, and in the end it came down to a couple of shots. I stayed with my game and it paid off.”
Sands will next meet Mona Barthel of Germany who has made an easier progress, beating Barbora Zahlavova Strycova in two sets, 7-6, 6-4 to set her first ever meeting with the world number 31. En route to the quarter finals, Sands has bagged a straight-set win over Malou Ejdesgaard of Denmark whom she defeated 6-4, 6-0 in the opener. Concerning Barthel’s route, the German has also been helped by a 6-2, 7-5 success to make the quarters. She upset another American, Alexa Glatch, in the first day.
On the second half of the table, Alona Bondarenka stunned Kathrin Worle in three sets, 6-0, 1-6, 6-2 to set a Petra Martic meeting in the best eight. The Croatian edged Romania’s Simona Halep 6-3, 5-7, 7-5 and will meet the Ukrainian for the first time. Bondarenka has grabbed a much more difficult win in the second round then she did in the first when the world 114 ousted compatriot Olga Savchuk 6-4, 6-3. And so did Martic who was following a 6-2, 6-2 victory against Vitalia Diatchenko.
Finally, Shuai Zhang and Lucie Safarova are expected to provide the toughest quarter final. The Chinese eliminated Galina Voskoboeva of Kazakhstan 6-3, 2-6, 6-3, while her next opponent overcame Michaella Krajicek of Holland 6-7, 6-4, 6-2. The two will meet for the second time, the head to head series being led by the 38th-ranked Czech who has first beaten the world number 86 at this year’s Australian Open.
En route to the quarters, the 22-year-old Zhang has also grabbed a 6-2, 6-3 win over Julia Boserup of United States. As for Safarova, the favorite struggled against Johanna Konta whom she overcame 4-6, 7-5, 6-3 in the opening round.
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