The 20-year-old Dane outplayed Elena Dementieva, the former Olympic champion from Russia, 6-1, 6-1 bringing her 31st win in 33 matches since the start of August, during which she has won five of her seven tournaments.
Wozniacki’s rhythm, timing, and superb movement were conspicuous as she overwhelmed the tournament’s most experienced player, one who has qualified for the season-end event ten times.
“Of course, now I’m the player to beat, you know, it’s just a nice feeling,” said Wozniacki. “It’s nice to know that I’ve achieved such good results that I’m the number one player in the world. That’s a fantastic feeling.”
Earlier the only player capable of toppling Wozniacki from the top spot, Vera Zvonareva, also won. The Wimbledon and US Open finalist from Russia dropped only three games against Jelena Jankovic, the former world number one from Serbia, who looked well below par.
“I finished the match but had a really hard time,” said Jankovic. “There were moments when I felt I was going to give up. I had difficulty breathing, felt dizzy and tingling and didn’t have any power.”
The 6-3, 6-0 win maintained Zvonareva’s outside chance of snatching the year-end world number one ranking after the finest season of her career.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 28th, 2010.
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