Wozniacki triumphs again to boost glory bid

CAROLINE Wozniacki booked her place in the semi-finals of the WTA Finals with another thumping win, while Caroline Garcia staged a great comeback to keep her hopes alive.

Wozniacki began her campaign in the Red Group by dropping just two games against Elina Svitolina, and was in similarly destructive form in a 6-0 6-2 victory over World No.1 Simona Halep.

Garcia, whose stunning form this autumn catapulted her into the tournament at the last minute, lost her opening match to Halep and looked to be heading out when she trailed Svitolina 3-5 in the deciding set.

But the Frenchwoman reeled off the final four games to win 6-7 (7/9) 6-3 7-5 and secure a debut victory.

All three women have a chance of joining Wozniacki in the last four, with Halep in the marginally stronger position.

Garcia must beat Wozniacki and hope Halep is defeated by Svitolina, while the Ukrainian needs a straight-sets win and for Garcia to lose.

Halep had looked in fine form in her win over Garcia but could not find her rhythm against Wozniacki, who raced through the first set in just 24 minutes.

The second was more competitive, but Halep struggled to contain both the brilliance of her opponent and her own negativity and succumbed rather meekly.

Wozniacki said: “I felt like I played very well. She got frustrated and I felt like I was doing everything just a little bit better.

“I feel like I’m back where I’m supposed to be. It’s been a great year for me and I’m finishing it off in style.”

The defeat was a blow to Halep’s hopes of finishing the year ranked number one.

“It was one of my bad days. I made too many mistakes,” said Halep. On form: Caroline Wozniacki on way to victory yesterday