Caroline Wozniacki Defeats Simona Halep To Win 1st Major At Australian Open
It took Caroline Wozniacki 43 majors and two failed attempts in finals before finally claiming her first Grand Slam singles title.
It took Caroline Wozniacki 43 majors and two failed attempts in finals before finally claiming her first Grand Slam singles title.
Former No. 1 Caroline Wozniacki reached her fifth U.S. Open semifinal, and first at any Grand Slam tournament in two years, by beating an injured Anastasija Sevastova of Latvia 6-0, 6-2 on Tuesday night.
Roberta Vinci, last year's US Open runner-up, didn't drop a game in the first set, failed to serve out the match in the second, then hung on in the third to keep another run at Flushing Meadows going.
The ninth-seeded Kuznetsova won the first four games of the match and was one point from going up 5-0. Then Wozniacki ran off seven straight games en route to a 6-4, 6-4 victory.
Two-time US Open runner-up Caroline Wozniacki rallied from a set down for her first Grand Slam match win of 2016.
And to top off the evening action, yet another seed in the women's draw was ousted.
Fourth-seeded Caroline Wozniacki was in quite a hurry Tuesday, when she needed just 67 minutes to win at the US Open against an opponent making her Grand Slam debut.
The US Open women's draw is taking a hit in the early going, with seeded players getting squashed right and left.
The tennis star was somewhat amazed that she had done so well since she admitted that she didn't really prepare as well as she could have for Sunday's 26.2-mile race.
Caroline Wozniacki started having nightmares of being rolled off the New York City Marathon course in a wheelchair.
Serena Williams dominated Caroline Wozniacki 6-3 6-3 in a match that took only an hour and 15 minutes. Serena smacked over 7 times the number of winners (29 winners to Wozniacki's 4).
Serena Williams ended a difficult-for-her Grand Slam season in the best way possible, winning her third consecutive U.S. Open title by beating Caroline Wozniacki 6-3, 6-3 on Sunday.
If Serena Williams defeats Caroline Wozniacki in Sunday's final, the 32-year-old American will become the first woman since Chris Evert in the 1970s to win three consecutive US Open singles titles.
There are so many ways to measure how Serena Williams stands apart from the three other women who will be playing in the U.S. Open semifinals Friday.
Gael Monfils beat Grigor Dmitrov 7-5, 7-6 (6), 7-5 on Tuesday to reach the quarterfinals of the U.S. Open for the first time since 2010.
10th seed Caroline Wozniacki dazzled on the Ashe Stadium Court in the third set, beating 5th seed and 2014 French Open champ Maria Sharapova 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 to advance to the quarterfinals.
Wozniacki beat the five-time major champ 6-4, 2-6, 6-2 in 2 hours, 37 minutes on a steamy Sunday.
Olympic silver medalist Meb Keflezighi and tennis star Caroline Wozniacki plan to run in the 2014 New York City Marathon on behalf of Team for Kids, WCBS 880's Marla Diamond reported.
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Roberta Vinci has reached the US Open quarterfinals for the second straight year, beating fellow Italian Camila Giorgi.
Only a few spots separate them in the seedings. Still, the considerable gulf between No. 1 Serena Williams and No. 4 Sara Errani was hard to ignore in their matches Thursday at the U.S. Open.
With boyfriend Rory McIlroy in the stands, Wozniacki fought off a set point in the second to win 6-2, 7-5 on Tuesday.
This US Open finally got its first shocker. After three days of the top players winning decisively, fifth-seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga was upset by Martin Klizan of Slovakia in the second round.
That Andy Roddick's last match as a twentysomething would not be his last match at the 2012 US Open was hardly in doubt Tuesday, especially whenever he was launching that intimidating, tough-to-handle serve of his.
Federer beat Murray in July for his record-tying seventh championship at Wimbledon; Murray beat Federer this month on the same Centre Court grass for the gold medal.
Ronald Acuña Jr. hit a titanic home run, just before Ozzie Albies and Matt Olson also went deep in the third inning, and the Atlanta Braves beat the New York Mets 4-2.
Andrew Nembhard made a 31-foot, tiebreaking 3-pointer with 16 seconds left, Tyrese Haliburton scored 35 points and the Indiana Pacers rallied in the fourth quarter to beat the banged-up and short-handed New York Knicks 111-106 in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals.
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Clarke Schmidt allowed five hits in 6 2/3 innings, Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in two runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0.
A New York Supreme Court judge has struck down Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's executive order banning transgender athletes from playing women's and girl's sports at county-owned facilities.
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A 15-year-old girl was arraigned Friday in the deadly stabbing of a 17-year-old girl in Queens.
A rare geomagnetic storm Friday could trigger a northern lights show just outside of the New York City area.
It will be cool with rain around the area in the morning. Rain and drizzle will linger during the remainder of the day.
Accompanying cooler temperatures will be multiple chances of rain through Sunday.
Traffic was flowing on I-95 in Norwalk Monday after being shut down in both directions due to a fiery tractor-trailer crash last week.
I-95 fully reopened in both directions Sunday in Norwalk, Connecticut, days after a tanker truck caught fire and badly damaged a bridge.
A new report from New Jersey's Department of Health shows lead levels in children are dropping but not gone.
A rare geomagnetic storm Friday could trigger a northern lights show just outside of the New York City area.
It will be cool with rain around the area in the morning. Rain and drizzle will linger during the remainder of the day.
Accompanying cooler temperatures will be multiple chances of rain through Sunday.
A New Jersey fire chief who allegedly dumped a bucket of rocks, mud and gravel onto a rare 1995 Nissan Nismo 270R has been criminally charged.
A New York Supreme Court judge has struck down Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's executive order banning transgender athletes from playing women's and girl's sports at county-owned facilities.
The U.S. Coast Guard is trying to find the source of a mysterious oily sheen reported on the waters of Long Island Sound.
A rare geomagnetic storm Friday could trigger a northern lights show just outside of the New York City area.
A plastic surgeon from Long Island recently returned from a medical mission in Gaza and says the experience changed him forever.
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Michael Cohen's testimony in former President Donald Trump's criminal trial in New York suggests the prosecution is reaching the home stretch of its case.
The highly anticipated State Department report doesn't formally conclude Israel is in violation of U.S. or international law.
The bill stalled earlier this week after senators from Virginia and Maryland objected to a provision that would allow an additional 10 flights a day to and from Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport.
Stormy Daniels gave defiant testimony Thursday as the defense accused her of fabricating details of the alleged sexual encounter between her and former President Donald Trump.
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Kyle McMorrow was just 36 years old when he suffered a stroke last year. He woke up with neck pain one day, not realizing what was happening.
Panera is phasing out a highly caffeinated selection of lemonade beverages that's at the center of several lawsuits.
Hormel Foods says potentially contaminated products were shipped to Publix and Dollar Tree distribution warehouses.
UmaSofia Srivastava resigned as Miss Teen USA on Wednesday, just two days after Noelia Voigt stepped down as Miss USA.
Livestreamer Kai Cenat will not be prosecuted in connection to the riot that broke out after he promoted a meet-and-greet and giveaway in Union Square last year.
The 2024 Met Gala saw hundreds of celebrities looking their best on fashion's biggest night.
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Clarke Schmidt allowed five hits in 6 2/3 innings, Anthony Rizzo homered and drove in two runs, and the New York Yankees beat the Tampa Bay Rays 2-0.
A New York Supreme Court judge has struck down Nassau County Executive Bruce Blakeman's executive order banning transgender athletes from playing women's and girl's sports at county-owned facilities.
Artemi Panarin redirected a pass between his legs at the crease to beat Pyotr Kotchetkov just 1:43 into overtime and the New York Rangers beat the Carolina Hurricanes 3-2 on Thursday night to take a 3-0 lead in the second-round playoff series.
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A new piece of legislation passed in the New York State Budget clarifies the distinction between squatters and tenants.
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Riverdale resident Leo Shliselberg says despite the hardships he's experienced in life, the best medicine is laughter.
The Francis Scott Key Bridge in Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday, March 26 after a column was struck by a container ship that reportedly lost power, sending vehicles and people into the Patapsco River.
The 50th Annual Village Halloween Parade drew massive crowds, celebrating the theme "Upside/Down:Inside/OUT."
As much of the northeast experiences heavy rains, parts of New York City are beginning to flood.
Thousands of people flooded Union Square on Friday for a PlayStation giveaway promoted by livestreamer Kai Cenat.
A crane went up in flames high above Manhattan, then partially collapsed onto the street below.
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A highly anticipated state department report concludes that Israel may have violated humanitarian rights laws in its military actions in Gaza. This comes as House Democrats say they are unhappy with President Joe Biden's Gaza policy. CBS New York's Dick Brennan reports.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is promising to overhaul the New York State Office of Cannabis Management after a scathing report called the rollout of legal cannabis a failure. CBS New York's Ali Bauman talked to applicants who have been waiting on the state to open their new businesses.
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