“We were saying when the tournament started, we're like, ‘Yes! We're in separate sides of the drawing!’, so hopefully we can meet in the finals. It would be great if that were to happen. . . When she's on fire, she's hard to beat. But I have had two tough matches against her the last few weeks. I was really close. Hopefully for me that would be third time's the charm.”—Caroline Wozniacki, commenting on meeting top-seeded Serena Williams in the U.S. Open final.
NEW YORK—One of the more intriguing questions about the women’s final is: Can it be that No. 10 seed Caroline Wozniacki, a former No. 1 famous for never having won a Grand Slam title, is sandbagging her bestie—and the owner of 17 Slams?
It may seem a preposterous idea, but look at the record. Wozniacki has won but once in nine attempts. Before she and Williams declared themselves best of friends earlier this year, Wozniacki had won just one set and a grand total of 19 games in three previous meetings.