Tuesday, 27 May 2014

Caroline Wozniacki crashes out of French Open after splitting from Rory McIlroy days after sending out marriage invitations.

Rory McIlroy with his BMW PGA Championship trophy on Sunday

It was difficult to know what must have been more difficult for Caroline Wozniacki, stepping back out onto the court or facing the inevitable-if-polite probes about how she was feeling after her split with Rory McIlroy.

She tackled both with calm and dignity, but the most traumatic week in her life had not got a whole lot better – she lost in the first round of the French Open and perhaps the only consolation was that she can get her life back together away from the spotlight.

Choosing her words carefully about her personal situation, she dispelled any suggestions that the break-up was ‘mutual’. 'Obviously you’re not prepared for something like this and it came as a bit of a shock,' she said.

It did not help that she faced a rejuvenated opponent in Belgium’s Yanina Wickmayer, who defeated her 7-6, 4-6, 6-2.

Also former champion Li Na suffered a shock first-round defeat by France's Kristina Mladenovic at the French Open.

The Chinese second seed, who won the Australian Open in January, made 35 unforced errors in a 7-5 3-6 6-1 loss.


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