Home > Tennis > Only 17, but Caroline Wozniacki can be a truly great Dane
Only 17, but Caroline Wozniacki can be a truly great Dane
More famous for its bacon and pastries than for tennis, Denmark has a rising tennis star in the women's game - and she could go all the way.
by Chris Goldsmith on 19 March 2008
Email this Article (3) Comments
Free £25 bet when you register at
Caroline Wozniacki has made an almighty splash onto the WTA tour and has had many top players hoping to avoid her in tournament draws - knowing that she is one of the most dangerous 'floaters' in the events.
Junior Wimbledon winner in 2006 and Australian Open runner-up in the same year, Wozniacki has showed she can perform at the highest level and it shouldn't be long before she is challenging for senior honours. And she is still only 17.
While most girls the same age are still to make their debuts on the WTA tour, Wozniacki became a professional tennis player just after her 14th birthday. Now she has decided enough is enough and wants to make her move on the full tour rather than playing junior events. And why not?
In 2006 while playing a limited schedule on the WTA tour, she defeated five top 100 players and improved her ranking to a credible 237 by the end of the year.
Last year was going to be a big breakthrough year for the young lady form Odense. She was set to become the biggest tennis star Denmark had ever seen.
The only other Danish stars to have made a successful career out of tennis in recent years are Kenneth Carlsen and Kristian Pless, but Wozniacki is in a different league. The confident Scandinavian improved her ranking to number 60 after starting 2007 with challenger tournament victories in Ortisei in Italy and Las Vegas. Her best WTA tour event in the early part of the season was a quarter-final spot in Fes and a second round in Estoril, where she defeated fourth seed Martina Muller in the first round.
Comments (3)
by konrad on March 19, 2008
her parents are Poles. u know what it means >>> polish tennis is getting bettter and better. hope it will never stop
by konrad d on March 19, 2008
by Matthew Buck on March 19, 2008
I hope Caroline can keep getting better with age so she can be a top 10 player someday, she just has a really nice game and a good presence on the court. I'm becoming a big fan, and she definitely has what it takes to be a top player
Add your comment here
PERSONAL ABUSE WILL NOT BE TOLERATED
First Name
Last Name
Email
Heading
Display your favourite sport or football team badge with your comment.
Sport
League
Team
Comment *
Please enter the text you see in the picture into the textbox below. *
Spurs v Arsenal, Liverpool v Everton - but first it's the Cardiff v Swansea fan war!
Football does exist WITHOUT Manchester United and England, Mr Motson!
Manchester United and Portsmouth will test the water in campaign to respect our refs
Arsenal Aston Villa Barcelona Chelsea Everton Everton Football Liverpool Manchester City Newcastle United Portsmouth Real Madrid Sunderland Tottenham Hotspur West Ham United
© SportBuzz All rights reserved 2008 Sportingo- Sports News & Sports Articles site. Sportingo delivers fresh sports news and analysis by fans-Football News, Tennis News, Rugby Union News, Rugby League, Cricket News, Cycling News, Basketball News and other Sports TV. XML Sitemap 2008.