New York, September 10 : Danish ninth seed Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open on Wednesday by defeating 70th-ranked US teen Melaine Oudin 6-2, 6-2.
Wozniacki will play for a berth in Saturday’s final against 19-year-old Belgian Yanina Wickmayer, who eliminated Ukraine’s Kateryna Bondarenko 7-5, 6-4 in an earlier match at Arthur Ashe Stadium.
Wozniacki became the first Danish man or woman to reach a Grand Slam semi-final, surpassing the 1978 Australian Open women’s quarter-finals run by Dorte Ekner as her homeland’s best showing.
Defending champion Serena Williams, an 11-time Grand Slam champion, and Belgian Kim Clijsters, back after a two-year layoff to start a family, will meet in Friday’s other semi-final.
—Agencies