Wilander questions Wozniacki's mental makeup
Former No. 1 Mats Wilander questions whether current WTA No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki has the proper make up to be hold the top spot. The Dane has yet to win a major and was knocked out of the round-robin competition at the WTA Championships.
"The thing is we know she can win small tournaments, what we don't know is if mentally she can win the big ones," Wilander told Reuters. "We know Wozniacki has the head to be consistent but we don't know if she's got the head to wrap her thoughts around winning a Grand Slam. Her game is not there just yet."
Wilander also said that it’s possible that Wozniacki does better at WTA tournaments because she can receive on-court coaching from her father, Piotr.
"To be honest, the mistake that she is doing is that she is getting different treatment on the WTA tour than she does at the Grand Slams because of the on-court coaching," he said. "You have to look at the obvious reasons I'm not in favor of it for her because she seems lost compared to when she's getting coached."
Wilander also said that it's her consistency that has allowed her to stay at the top, rather than brilliance.
"The ranking is the result of not necessarily being the best player in the world, it's the result of being the most consistent player in the world," said Wilander, who won seven Grand Slams. That's what it reflects. She's certainly not the best player in the world at her best, but at her worst she's probably the best player in the world compared to the others."
"The thing is we know she can win small tournaments, what we don't know is if mentally she can win the big ones," Wilander told Reuters. "We know Wozniacki has the head to be consistent but we don't know if she's got the head to wrap her thoughts around winning a Grand Slam. Her game is not there just yet."
Wilander also said that it’s possible that Wozniacki does better at WTA tournaments because she can receive on-court coaching from her father, Piotr.
"To be honest, the mistake that she is doing is that she is getting different treatment on the WTA tour than she does at the Grand Slams because of the on-court coaching," he said. "You have to look at the obvious reasons I'm not in favor of it for her because she seems lost compared to when she's getting coached."
Wilander also said that it's her consistency that has allowed her to stay at the top, rather than brilliance.
"The ranking is the result of not necessarily being the best player in the world, it's the result of being the most consistent player in the world," said Wilander, who won seven Grand Slams. That's what it reflects. She's certainly not the best player in the world at her best, but at her worst she's probably the best player in the world compared to the others."
