Wozniacki crashes out
Caroline Wozniacki, playing her first match since losing her world No.1 ranking, crashed out of the Qatar Open on Wednesday, squandering three match points in a 4-6, 6-4, 7-6 (7/3) defeat to Lucie Safarova.
There was also misery for defending champion Vera Zvonareva who quit with a hip injury midway through her second round match against Romania's Monica Niculescu.
Czech Safarova saved three match points in the third set and played a superb tie breaker to set up a third round clash with Svetlana Kuznetsova.
World No.1 and Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka cruised into the third round, beating Germany's Mona Barthel 6-1, 6-0.
AFP