Wozniacki defends No. 1 ranking, wins sixth title of year

By Chris Chase

Can we stop all the talk about how Caroline Wozniacki isn't a deserving No. 1?

The new top-ranked player in the world (whose reign officially began on Monday) outlasted Vera Zvonareva in three sets to win the China Open in Beijing.
It's Wozniacki's sixth title of the year, her sixth consecutive victory
in a final, her third victory in a mandatory/premier tournament and,
finally, a match and a victory over a top-five player.

Satisfied yet?

Wozniacki's
victory is as big a win as you'll see outside of a major tournament.
With all the pressure that came from the No. 1 ranking, the 20-year-old
Dane stood up to the challenge, answered her critics and got revenge for
her U.S. Open semifinal loss to Zvonareva. And she received a
ridiculously big trophy for her troubles.

"I thought in general I
played a really, really good match," Wozniacki said. "I just stayed
focused, I kept running, I tried to keep the pressure on her, tried to
keep her moving and I thought we played a really, really good match."

With the victory and Serena Williams'
announcement that she's out for the rest of the season, Wozniacki all
but assures herself the year-end No. 1 rank. She'll deserve it. I
understand that some factions of folks won't be sated until Wozniacki
wins a Grand Slam, and that's fine. Given her play over the last six
months, I don't think they'll have to wait too long.

Um WHAT?!?!  Okay, I am not meaning to hate on Caroline but what the hell?!  Throughout the whole time that JJ was number 1 all everyone kept saying is Jelena Jankovic hasn't won a Grand Slam, she doesn't deserve the number 1 ranking blah blah blah blah and yet when it comes to Caroline, the media doesn't give a crap that she hasn't won a slam!!!  I don't like how it seems to be one rule for JJ and a totally different one for Caroline, it's not fair. [:(] I swear JJ won like 3 titles back to back before/while she was number 1 [^o)], I don't think Caroline has ever done that.  Stupid media is pissing me off with their bullcrap! [:|]

Oh another note, yellow nail varnish?! [:|] Lol.

YES of course she totally deserves the title of PUSHER N°1. There is no doubt on that. I want WTA to create a new trophy and Stacy to hand over to Woz in a very big ceremony with pyrotechnics, music and gogo dancers. On the trophy is etched the inscription "THE FIRST PUSHER #1 IN THE WORLD". And then Stacy can have her orgasm as Tiger expects.

No moron. I can't stop talking about Woz as the number 1 in tennis. I didn't eat that WTA sh!t. And you, moron, stop being bewitched by her yellow pant

Yeah baby, you just forgot to say you prayed for her to make the error in each game.

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You know what I watched the video on YouTube that showed the injury, and for the first time and probably the last time I was going to say something relatively nice about Ivanovic - she actually seemed genuinely concerned for Caroline, but then I watched the handshake. [:|] What a cold handshake. [:S] Anyways whatever not really important.  Congrats to Caroline for winning the title! I have to say though I am not really a fan of her style of tennis, it's kind of boring. But I like the fact that she doesn't give up, like this time when she injured her knee, she carried on through the pain and won the match! [A]

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cos the chance is already at her hands.. but despite Caro's injury, she still grabbed the match win.. that's why there had been a cold handshake.. hehehe

Wozniacki defends No. 1 ranking, wins sixth title of year

By Chris Chase

Can we stop all the talk about how Caroline Wozniacki isn't a deserving No. 1?

The new top-ranked player in the world (whose reign officially began on Monday) outlasted Vera Zvonareva in three sets to win the China Open in Beijing.
It's Wozniacki's sixth title of the year, her sixth consecutive victory
in a final, her third victory in a mandatory/premier tournament and,
finally, a match and a victory over a top-five player.

Satisfied yet?

Wozniacki's
victory is as big a win as you'll see outside of a major tournament.
With all the pressure that came from the No. 1 ranking, the 20-year-old
Dane stood up to the challenge, answered her critics and got revenge for
her U.S. Open semifinal loss to Zvonareva. And she received a
ridiculously big trophy for her troubles.

"I thought in general I
played a really, really good match," Wozniacki said. "I just stayed
focused, I kept running, I tried to keep the pressure on her, tried to
keep her moving and I thought we played a really, really good match."

With the victory and Serena Williams'
announcement that she's out for the rest of the season, Wozniacki all
but assures herself the year-end No. 1 rank. She'll deserve it. I
understand that some factions of folks won't be sated until Wozniacki
wins a Grand Slam, and that's fine. Given her play over the last six
months, I don't think they'll have to wait too long.

Um WHAT?!?!  Okay, I am not meaning to hate on Caroline but what the hell?!  Throughout the whole time that JJ was number 1 all everyone kept saying is Jelena Jankovic hasn't won a Grand Slam, she doesn't deserve the number 1 ranking blah blah blah blah and yet when it comes to Caroline, the media doesn't give a crap that she hasn't won a slam!!!  I don't like how it seems to be one rule for JJ and a totally different one for Caroline, it's not fair. [:(] I swear JJ won like 3 titles back to back before/while she was number 1 [^o)], I don't think Caroline has ever done that.  Stupid media is pissing me off with their bullcrap! [:|]

Oh another note, yellow nail varnish?! [:|] Lol.

[/quote] You are absolutley right,Dee!!! And this is typical double standart policy,they always blame JJ and Dinara for not winning Slams, you know : if you see only what you want to see this  will make you blind... they act just like that...

p.s. about yellow nail varnish: I remember Caroline spoke about it at US open with Eurosport s Barbara Shett , Caroline said:" I like this colour and it suits well to my yellow shorts... " I have no comment,it is really  Barbie doll way of thinking,this is new " role model",this is new" world N1" ,she is blonde and extremely "clever"[:P]

Originally Posted by: M-Lover

Hehe I don't know if I will get everybody from this forum to shoot at me coz I'm bumping up this thread. But can you guys imagine? She's number 1 in the world ( for her fans, not for me) and no one talks about her. The last post is age ago (yes that's the way my Brit girlfriend says).

I think it's pretty unfair. You guys don't like her. Neither do I. But that's not a reason to keep her in limbo, right?

Now rumors say Woz will call Martina Navratilova for help and advice. She desperately wants to win a GS to shut up people who say she does not deserve the #1 ranking. More than that, it seems Woz wants to win the Gold next year in the Olympics and give her career a higher level. So what you guys think about that news? Is she capable of achieving that with Martina's help?

Martina as a tennis instructor--sure. But Political Pete's perilous balancing act 'twixt East & West might suggest they also seek Navratilova's talents in other areas as well.  In this sense, Piotr's management of Caro overall might be seen as more far-sighted than the typical business agent.

Specific to the Olympiad, however: That the Western sports establishment counts on London to be more open to influence than they found Beijing is a no-brainer. But tennis, with IOC supervision and the All-England Club's venue--I don't think so. I would be very disappointed if the old gentlemen permitted a tilted playing field at this greatest of all moments.

Probably won't happen but I would suggest they ban all WTA supervisory personnel from the venue.  That notwithstanding, if Princess wants the Gold, she'd best prepare to win it without a cake-walk "draw" or preferential treatment from officials. 

I do like Woz, she is good for the game BUT she needs to go away and develop powerful weapons to move up a level (in playing terms).

Originally Posted by: Brebis

Originally Posted by: paul_pipkin

FLASH: Caro, playing at Bastad, Sweden this week without Piotr,  just retired up a set against Arvidsson 62 01 with what appeared to be a serious shoulder injury. 

I think she finally realized how stupid she by playing the week after Wimbledon. The only top 10 player to do so !!  Faked an injury and is now under a palm tree in Monaco. 

Isn't that how she reached world No.1 in first place ? participating in every single tournament in the tour !

Originally Posted by: paul_pipkin

Originally Posted by: Hamoudi

Originally Posted by: Brebis

Originally Posted by: paul_pipkin

FLASH: Caro, playing at Bastad, Sweden this week without Piotr,  just retired up a set against Arvidsson 62 01 with what appeared to be a serious shoulder injury. 

I think she finally realized how stupid she by playing the week after Wimbledon. The only top 10 player to do so !!  Faked an injury and is now under a palm tree in Monaco. 

Isn't that how she reached world No.1 in first place, participating in every single tournament in the tour ?

Ahmad!  How are you? Glad to hear from you.

Correct. The same as JJ did--with the same danger of burning out. 

Hey !! I'm fine thank you :) I was only busy with school, you know what parents do when they want medicine college, love them but fuck medicine hehe, anyway great to be back here and nice to hear from you again, I hope everything is fine with you :)