Wozniacki makes US Open admission after thriller sickness hits a number of gamers
Perhaps the 2 prime tales of the US Open up to now are Caroline Wozniacki’s comeback after three years away and a thriller sickness that has struck a number of gamers within the discipline. The Danish ace’s exceptional return continued on Wednesday with a straight-sets victory over 11-seed Petra Kvitova, reserving a third-round conflict at Arthur Ashe Stadium with America’s Jennifer Brady on Friday.
The 33-year-old, who was ranked No. 1 on this planet in her prime and received the Australian Open in 2018, retired in 2020 and had two youngsters earlier than asserting in June this yr that she would return to elite tennis. After collaborating within the Canadian Open and the Cincinnati Masters, she has impressed on the court docket at Flushing Meadows this week and he or she has averted the sickness that has affected a number of fellow rivals.
Ons Jabeur, Chris Eubanks, Dominic Thiem and Hubert Hurkacz are among the many gamers to have performed whereas feeling sick this week, with Jabeur saying she was feeling like a “zombie” in her gruelling win over Linda Noskova on Thursday.
Wozniacki, although, has been extra lucky and he or she is taking measures to make sure her comeback shouldn’t be derailed by the sickness. “I haven’t been spending much time on site,” she stated in her press convention forward of the third spherical. ”I come to follow and play my matches. I attempt to hydrate and keep wholesome. I really feel fairly good. I normally keep away from people who look sick in any case, however I haven’t seen many individuals within the locker room not feeling nicely. Hopefully, folks keep wholesome.”
Tunisian Jabeur, 29, suffered with respiration difficulties in a hard-fought first-round win over Camila Onsorio and the fifth seed struggled via Wednesday’s 7-6(7) 4-6 6-3 win over teenager Noskova.
“I’m a zombie because I have a flu,” she stated. “I’m doing everything I can with my team trying to recover. They have amazing doctors here, so they’ve been helping me. I basically took every medication they have.
“I’m glad it was two matches, two exams. I used to be attempting to push myself to see what I can do, getting out of the consolation zone. Hopefully, I’ll proceed in higher form and really feel higher for the following match.”
Wozniacki is loving her return to the big time and she has already enjoyed a moment to remember with her victory over Kvitova.
“It feels amazing to beat such an amazing player and champion like Petra. Obviously I knew coming into the match that I had a chance to win, and I believe in myself. At the same time she obviously has had a great year. She’s 11 in the world, loves to play on hard courts.
“I knew it was going to be a really powerful one and I needed to play my greatest tennis. I’m simply so thrilled to have a chance to play out on Arthur Ashe Stadium. What an honor that’s, play an evening session in entrance of this wonderful crowd.”