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Caroline Wozniacki career ends with loss to Ons Jabeur at Australian Open
Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki says she is "very proud" of making her childhood dreams come true after an impressive career came to a close at the Australian Open.
Wozniacki, 29, revealed her intention to retire in December, fittingly calling time at the venue where she won her only Grand Slam title.
Now ranked 36th, the Dane's 15-year career ended with a 7-5 3-6 7-5 defeat by Tunisia's Ons Jabeur.
"It has been a great ride," she said.
Wozniacki bows out having spent 71 weeks as the world number one, lifted 30 WTA titles and accumulated almost £27m of prize money.
Most significantly, she will always have that coveted Grand Slam title next to her name in the history books.
That came at the third time of asking, following two US Open final defeats, when she beat Simona Halep in the 2018 final at Melbourne Park.
No other Dane has won a Grand Slam singles title.
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Wozniacki waves an emotional goodbye
After more than 14 years on Tour a career in which she won one Grand Slam title, 29 other tournaments and twice finished the year as world No 1, the 29-year-old Dane said goodbye to professional tennis.
Her 7-5, 3-6, 7-5 defeat by Ons Jabeur of Tunisia ended her hopes of one last hurrah in the third round of the Australian Open on Friday but Wozniacki will head into retirement with no regrets, happy that she did everything she could to get the best out of her game.
Her mother, Anna, and her brother, Patrik, were in tears as they greeted her on court at the end of the match and Wozniacki said only then did it begin to sink in. “I'm not a big crier, but I think when the family came down, inom saw my dad pacing (around) - that's what he does when he tries not to get emotional - then my mum was bawling, she had sunglasses on, my brother was shaking, inom think that caught me, I got emotional,” she said, tears never far away from her eyes. “Obviously • Caroline Wozniacki insists she feels respected following her return to tennis but she believes more needs to be done to support mothers on tour. The former world number one came out of retirement last summer after a gap of three-and-a-half years, during which time she had two children. Wozniacki’s father and coach Piotr caused a stir last month when he castigated the sport in an interview in the Polish media, calling women’s tennis “pathological” after the Italian Open and French Open both declined to give his daughter a wild card. Piotr suggested Wozniacki was so frustrated she would hang up her racket again before next season, but that was shot down by the Dane. Wozniacki told the PA news agency: “I think sometimes my dad gets a little ahead of himself. It’s definitely not something we’ve talked about.” The 33-year-old is one of a growing band of mothers on tour but the length of her absence means,
Caroline Wozniacki feels respected but wants more support for mothers on tour