US OPEN By Gabriel Matteazzi
Caroline Wozniacki’s return to the Grand Slams took on epic proportions yesterday after her comeback victory against Jennifer Brady (4-6, 6-3, and 6-1), which propels the Danish player into the US Open’s round of 16. It happened three years, seven months, one week, and a day after her last major match in 2020, against Ons Jabeur at the Australian Open, where she had been crowned champion in 2018.
The 33-year-old Danish tennis star, who is also a mother to a son and a daughter with former NBA player David Lee, retired after that defeat and decided to return to the courts in early August in Montreal. She started with a victory against Birrel but suffered losses to Vondrousova in the Canadian tournament and Gracheva in Cincinnati. However, in New York, she pulled off a surprise win against Petra Kvitova before eliminating Brady.
This Sunday, she will face off against Coco Gauff, another local player who mounted a comeback on Friday to defeat Belgian Elise Mertens 3-6, 6-3, and 6-0.