SOUND START: Former world number one Wozniacki opened her season with a win against Goerges at the Sydney International. PHOTO: AFP
Danish sixth seed Wozniacki lost the first set to Goerges but rallied to come through 3-6, 6-2, 6-4.
The 23-year-old, who withdrew from a WTA event in Brisbane last weekend due to a shoulder injury, was making her sixth straight appearance at the Sydney tournament as she prepares for the Australian Open.
But fourth-seeded Serb Jelena Jankovic's preparations for Melbourne hit a hurdle on Monday when she was beaten by world number 23 Ekaterina Makarova in straight sets, 6-4, 6-2.
Jankovic, who is ranked eighth in the world, was 3-1 down in the second set and was never back in the game as Makarova held her nerve to serve out for the match, winning with an ace.
"I tried to be aggressive and not let her attack, because she's really good playing down the line from the backhand," said Makarova.
"So I tried to let her move her to the backhand, not to stand and hit it. I was moving quite good [too]... today was a good match."
Earlier US qualifier Bethanie Mattek-Sands beat Canada's Eugenie Bouchard 6-4, 6-3 while Czech Lucie Safarova bundled out Italian Francesca Schiavone 6-4, 6-4.
Mattek-Sands will now face defending champion Agnieszka Radwanska who, fresh from the final of the Hopman Cup in Perth, said she was expecting a tough match.
Meanwhile, German fifth seed Angelique Kerber beat last year's runner-up Slovakia's Dominika Cibulkova 7-6 (7/5), 7-5 while qualifier Lauren Davis from the United States took on Australian wildcard Jarmila Gajdosova, winning 6-4, 7-6 (10/8).
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