One of the first things she did as a champion was apologize to top-seeded Simona Halep following her 7-6 (2), 3-6, 6-4 win in the Australian Open final on Saturday night. Wozniacki lost two U.S. Open finals — in ’09 and 2014 — and Halep lost two French Open finals before their meeting at Melbourne Park. It was the first time in the Open era that both Australian Open finalists had saved match points before reaching the final, also, so in some ways the pressure was off. In Halep’s case, she was the first player who had saved match points in multiple matches to have reached the final. After getting an early jump in the tiebreaker, Wozniacki won the last three points to win a set for the first time in a Grand Slam final.

Source: National Post January 27, 2018 13:30 UTC