Two years ago this month, Caroline Wozniacki was one of two women left standing in the US Open draw, where, as the No. 10 seed, she faced Serena Williams in the championship match. At that point, her season was going smoothly, with a 19-5 record since the start of the grass-court season until the start of the US Open, including a title at Istanbul, a quarterfinal finish at Montreal and a semifinal finish at Cincinnati. All in all, she was on a successful run that led her all the way to the title match in Flushing Meadows.
Fast forward to present day, and the picture is quite different from what it was two short years ago. Not only is she flying under the radar, unseeded as the world No. 74 (her lowest ranking in 10 years), but she entered the US Open with a 5-7 record since the start of grass-court season, her activity limited by several injuries that have sidelined her throughout 2016.
It all began after the tournament in Miami, the last event she played before she suffered an injury and was out for nearly three months. She withdrew from the French Open, citing a right ankle injury, and wasn’t able to come back until the Wimbledon tune-up in Nottingham. Though she had lingering pain, she was determined to get back on the court and compete, hoping that things would get better.
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