WTA Auckland: Caroline Wozniacki double with Serena Williams
At her penultimate career tournament, Caroline Wozniacki will also try in doubles. With a prominent partner: Serena Williams .
by tennisnet.com
last edit: Dec 24, 2019, 12:39 pm
After the Australian Open the end of professional tennis with Caroline Wozniacki, that's for sure. Also that the Dane will compete in the WTA tournament in Auckland before. And in excellent company: Serena Williams, who usually only takes a double place with sister Venus. Wozniacki and Serena are known to get on well apart from the sport, so the American was one of Wozniacki's best men a few months ago.
The traditional event in New Zealand can come up with a good line-up in 2020 - but also bad news: Although defending champion Julia Görges will be at the start, Bianca Andreescu, who failed at Görges in the final last year, will not come to Auckland. Almost a year ago, the Canadian stormed through the qualification into the final, after which she won the tournaments in Indian Wells, Toronto and above all the US Open. This time, a knee injury thwarted her plans for an Auckland start.
The New Zealand tennis fans can look forward to Cori Gauff. The 15-year-old American, who was successful in a tournament at WTA level for the first time in autumn in Linz, last trained with Serena Williams and her coach Patrick Mouratoglou in Florida.