The 43-year-old Williams won the US Open twice, the last time in 2001. Ten years younger, the Dane was in the Flushing Meadows final twice. Both recently returned to the courts after a long break.
Williams has been out of action for nearly half a year since January due to injury. However, on Monday, at the tournament in Cincinnati, she eliminated the world number 16 of Russia, Veronika Kuděrmětová, and for the first time since 2019, she defeated an opponent from the top 20 of the ranking.
Wozniacki returned after a maternity break of more than three years. In Montreal a week ago, she lost in the second round to Wimbledon champion Markéta Vondroušová, this week in Cincinnati she finished right after the opening match.
Williams is ranked 533rd in the world, Wozniacki is 99 places behind her. For example, domestic tennis player John Isner received a wild card into the men’s singles.
2023-08-16 20:00:00
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