The last title for Caroline Wozniacki on ashes was a long time ago. Petra Kvitova’s memories of a sense of achievement on sand, on the other hand, are still very fresh.
The great thing about tennis is that it usually gives you the chance to get back on the winning track soon after a defeat. “Soon” can also mean the next day. In another city. And there is no exception even for newly crowned tournament winners: Petra Kvitova, for example, had to come back to Madrid on Sunday after winning the title the day before in Prague.
In the final against Mihaela Buzarnescu, who proved herself again in the Spanish capital. And for the second time in two days a defeat (against Maria Sharapova) had to take. Kvitova, on the other hand, who has already won the tournament in Madrid, was unscathed by Lesia Tsurenko and will face Olympic champion Monica Puig in round two.
She is a little tired, but at least with Monday, after six victories in six days, she finally had a day off, Kvitova explained after her victory.
Caroline Wozniacki, on the other hand, had a few days to digest her quarter-final defeat of Pauline Parmentier in Istanbul. Wozniacki is in second place in Madrid, the red ash is not one of her preferred rubbers. Wozniacki explained in Madrid that it was a love-hate relationship between them and the sand. Love has won against Daria Gavrilova in round one, now the next Australian is waiting for Ashleigh Barty.
According to Wozniacki in Madrid, the great thing about women’s tennis is that there is no Rafael Nadal who plays everything in the ground on the red base. “I think the ladies’ field is really open,” said the Australian Open winner. “And I think that many players can win. Therefore, I will try to take advantage of this circumstance for myself.” Caroline Wozniacki was in the final in Madrid for the last time in 2009.
Here the ladies’ tableau in Madrid