Caroline Wozniacki beats Simona Halep 7-6 (7-2) 3-6 6-4
The Australian Open is an extravagant sports betting event in terms of intensity and memorable moments. However, not everyone sees the women’s game as great as the men’s.
Fans sceptical about the drama of the women’s game were taken for a wild spin as Caroline Wozniacki made an emphatic statement about the state of women’s tennis. She won a tense match that almost saw Halep — the favourite of many betting sites before the clash — run away with the trophy.
The Romanian wonder picked up where she left off in the semi-final against Angelique Kerber despite negotiating with a niggling ankle injury, and the first set went the distance. Wozniacki, fortunately, held her ground and broke Halep’s serves, winning the tiebreak 7-2.
Halep then went into overdrive and forced the third set. She used her powerful serves set up easy winners. Wozniacki could not stop her opponent and was forced to take the match to the tense third set.
Fans were starting to smell another epic finale when Halep led 4-3 in the clincher, and that they got in another form. They bore witness to the Danish star winning the match’s last three sets through skill and grit.
The final game saw Halep crack under the pressure and commit her first double fault of the match. Fans saw 45 seconds of pure beauty and skill as Wozniacki wins the championship point with a powerful forehand volley.
The now-World No1 broke down to the ground after seeing her opponent send the ball into the net. Everyone was standing, recognizing and applauding the special game these two brilliant ladies played.
Halep was disappointed in her loss but congratulated her opponent: “Of course I’m sad I couldn’t win today, but Caroline was better than me. But of course, I’ll fight, and I have many years to go so hopefully I will face another challenge like I did today.”
Meanwhile, the first Danish player to win a major singles title was thankful for the moment.”To be here today is a dream come true,” said Wozniacki to the crowd. “It’s a very emotional moment. The fans have been incredible all week, thanks everybody for coming out and supporting us. It’s been an incredible two weeks.”
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