{"id":6879,"date":"2012-01-10T08:32:00","date_gmt":"2012-01-10T06:32:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/01\/tennis-li-praises-wozniacki-after-both-survive-sydney-scares\/"},"modified":"2012-01-10T08:32:00","modified_gmt":"2012-01-10T06:32:00","slug":"tennis-li-praises-wozniacki-after-both-survive-sydney-scares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.myza.co.za\/press\/tennis-li-praises-wozniacki-after-both-survive-sydney-scares\/","title":{"rendered":"Tennis-Li praises Wozniacki after both survive Sydney scares"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Will Swanton<\/span><\/p>\n

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SYDNEY<\/span> Jan 10 (Reuters) – World number one Caroline
\nWozniacki received some glowing words of support from French
\nOpen champion Li Na after both players flirted with early exits
\nat the Sydney International on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

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Denmark’s Wozniacki trailed Slovakia’s Dominika Cibulkova
\n4-0 in the third set of their second round encounter in the Ken
\nRosewall Arena before the top seed eked out a 7-5 2-6 6-4
\nvictory in the final warm-up event for the Australian Open.<\/p>\n

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Chinese fourth seed Li was also taken the distance in a 2-6
\n6-4 6-1 win over South Africa’s Chanelle Scheepers, digging deep
\nto draw on her improved fitness garnered from an intensive
\noff-season spent in Germany.<\/p>\n

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Despite holding the number one spot for two years,
\nWozniacki’s lack of a major title has left some observers to
\nquestion her credibility as the world’s top player but number
\nfive Li believes the Dane deserves to be regarded as the best.<\/p>\n

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“I would like to say she’s a really tough player,” Li told
\nreporters.<\/p>\n

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“Really. I mean, every time I am against her, I’m tired and
\ncramping. She has improved a lot on her forehand because I used
\nto see her miss a lot on the forehand,” Li added.<\/p>\n

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“Now she doesn’t have any mistakes. She has two years in a
\nrow as world number one and of course the goal for her now is to
\nwin a grand slam.<\/p>\n

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“It is not easy to do, but I think she will keep going and
\nnever give up.”
\n\u00a0 Continued…<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

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