Wednesday, 14 March 2012

Teary-eyed Wozniacki will fall to at least No. 6

Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki nearly breaks down in tears twice in her post-match press conference following her 6-3, 6-2 loss to Ana Ivanovic at the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells. With the defeat, Wozniacki will fall to at least No. 6 in the rankings and could fall as far as No. 7. It’s the 21-year-old 'slowest ranking since October of 2009.

"When you don't feel like you're playing in the top of your game, you know, you still try," she said. "You push yourself, but it's just not going the way you want to. Sometimes that can be a little bit disappointing. But, that's sports. It's always going up and down, and it's always been like that. It's not gonna change. It's just to practice, keep working, and, I mean, it will get better all the time."

The Dane has now not won a WTA Premier Mandatory tournament in the last year. She said that her father and coach Piotr was not hard on her after the quick defeat.

"I think I always am more disappointed in myself than he is when I lose," she said. "He's always more happy for me than I am when I win. Sometimes you take it for granted when you're winning. Like you do really well in a long period of time, and you actually realize it when you lose a few matches. You're like, 'Ah, actually felt pretty good.' But it's not like it's a disaster. I've been playing pretty consistently and just want to take the next step. But my time will definitely come again."

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