Former world No.1 and two-time Grand Slam finalist Caroline Wozniacki is the biggest star in action on quarter-final Tuesday as four women continue their quest for maiden major glory.
The burden of being a Grand Slam favourite is one Caroline Wozniacki has carried more than she’d care to remember.
The Dane, who spent 67 weeks as world No.1, continues her quest for that maiden major title on Tueday when she takes on feisty Latvian Jelena Ostapenko for a berth in her first Roland-Garros semi-final.
Wozniacki is firmly back in the fray, this despite being ranked outside the top 10 and at the major tournament where she has managed to pass the third round just once in nine previous appearances.
With no Grand Slam champions standing in the last eight, the race may yet prove a whole lot wider open than initially anticipated.
Fellow former world No.1 Lindsay Davenport, a winner of three Grand Slam singles titles, sees it as a golden opportunity to break that major duck.
“Wozniacki is playing great. She doesn’t love clay, but she’s got a pretty good draw now,” Davenport said.
“To win the whole thing would be tough against a player like [Simona] Halep.
“But all these players are saying, ‘why not?’ They all have a chance here. And without Serena and some of the established big names, I think they’re all looking to win their first Grand Slam title here.”
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