Caroline Wozniacki breezed through her second round match at the French Open. The Dane smashed against Francoise Abanda completing the double bagel 6-0, 6-0 on Court Two at Roland Garros Wednesday. The former number one won 54 of 76 points with a well-rounded service that overwhelmed her opponent.
The up and coming Canadian had her first meeting against the powerful Dane and proved her worth taking care of her opponent in straight sets. The same couldn’t be said for Wozniacki who had a newcomer give it all she had to force the match to three sets. Although the former number one got out of trouble, she still had another new foe in her way who was eyeing an upset if her game allowed her to do so.
The Canadian already found herself down two games as Wozniacki was blasting back returns to beat her on her own terms. The knowledge of her opponent’s intentions made her play serious defense while trying to hold together her own service. It was not meant to be even after a short fight for possession that ended up in the hands of the Dane who took a three game march ahead. The former number one was in full control of the set giving Abanda very little room to set up for the rallies or attain strength on ground strokes. Instead she watched Wozniacki tear through point after point speeding toward the inevitable goal.
After making it 5-0 to Abanda, Wozniacki was still flawless on the second serve and running well with the first that made her serving for the match a piece of cake. The former number one rushed to three set points winning it on a return landing just wide to end the set after 21 minutes. Wozniacki finished with 82 percent of points won on the first serve and perfect on the second. She had just two unforced error and won 27 of 38 points in the set. Her power beat down the Canadian’s overall performance that had to get better into the second.
The Dane remained on point winning her seventh consecutive game and fourth break of Abanda. The 20 year old had enough of letting Wozniacki run the show and brought together a fight for the break in the fourth. She pushed things to deuce but couldn’t get her way to gaining the advantage. The frustration resulted in an unforced error into the net giving Wozniacki her tenth straight game winner.
The wheels were falling off for Abanda but knew that she had to go with the flow no matter the circumstances. Her urge to win came in the form of leading in the game but her errors came at the wrong time allowing Wozniacki to force deuce. The 11th seed gained hold and fired a slicer to end the rally and sit a game away from serving up a double bagel. Having possession was not a good sign for Abanda who saw her end coming very quick than he could have imagined. Wozniacki gained triple match point before a short rally concluded the 52 minute match handing Abanda the early exit.
Hoping for another solid performance on the world stage, Wozniacki’s dominance would be a hope for her taking on American Catherine Bellis in the third round Friday.
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