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Post by pjotr on Mar 16, 2011 13:14:12 GMT 1
Family Caroline WozniackiCaroline Wozniacki (Odense, July 11, 1990) is a Danish tennis player. Wozniacki is the daughter of Polish immigrants, Piotr and Anna Wozniacki. Her mother played on the Polish women's national volleyball team, and her father played professional football. The couple moved to Denmark when Piotr signed for the Danish football club Boldklubben 1909. Wozniacki's older brother Patrik is a professional footballer for Brønshøj BK in Denmark. Caroline Wozniacki speaks fluent Polish, Danish and English. She is the first Danish female tennisplayer with the number one position in the world. She holds that position since October 11, 2010. Her best friend is her fellow Danish tennis player Malou Ejdesgaard, her doubles partner in some WTA tournaments. They are trying to gain entry to the 2012 Summer Olympics in doubles. Caroline's best friend Malou EjdesgaardMalou Ejdesgaard and Caroline Wozniacki in doubles tennis playWhen asked in 2008 by Teen Vogue magazine what sports beside tennis she liked to play, Wozniacki said " I like handball, soccer, swimming, playing the piano, and all kinds of different things." On 20 December 2010, she signed a three-year deal to endorse Turkish Airlines' business class service. Wozniacki is a supporter of Liverpool Football Club. Caroline Wozniacki, of Denmark, talks with her father and coach, Piotr Wozniacki, between games against Michaella Krajicek in their quarterfinal round match at a tennis tournament in Memphis, Tenn., Thursday, Feb. 19, 2009. Wozniacki won 2-6, 6-3, 6-3. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)Caroline Wozniacki and her mom, Anna WozniackiCaroline's brother Patrik Wozniacki, a professional footballeren.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Wozniackipl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Wozniackide.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caroline_Wozniacki
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Post by pjotr on Mar 16, 2011 13:14:49 GMT 1
Caroline Wozniacki battles through to last eightCaroline Wozniacki of Denmark returns a shot against Alisa Kleybanova of Russia during their match at the Indian Wells WTA tennis tournament in Indian Wells, California March 15, 2011.By Mark Lamport-StokesINDIAN WELLS, California | Wed Mar 16, 2011 5:24am GMT INDIAN WELLS, California (Reuters) - Top seed Caroline Wozniacki battled her way into the last eight at the Indian Wells WTA tournament on Tuesday while twice champion Kim Clijsters retired hurt with a painful shoulder. Belgian tennis player Kim ClijstersOn a day of sudden twists and turns, Denmark's Wozniacki recovered from a poor start to beat 22nd-seeded Alisa Kleybanova 2-6 6-3 6-1, breaking the Russian three times in the final set to seal victory in just under two hours. Alisa KleybanovaHowever, world number two Clijsters conceded her fourth-round match to Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli 3-6 3-1, largely as a precaution with Fed Cup duties and the claycourt season fast approaching. Marion BartoliBartoli, the 15th seed, advances to the quarter-finals where she will face 19th-seeded Ana Ivanovic, a 6-4 6-2 winner against fellow Serb and defending champion Jelena Jankovic earlier on Tuesday. Ana IvanovicJelena JankovicAlthough Clijsters had won the opening set on the hardcourt surface, she summoned her trainer for treatment on her shoulder when trailing 1-2 in the second and withdrew one game later. " It's not that I'm really, really worried about it, but it is something that I have to pay attention to and that I don't want to risk," the 27-year-old Belgian, champion here in 2003 and 2005, told reporters. " Can I take painkillers for it and not feel it during a match? Yes, I think so but I don't want to risk tearing it. I don't want to be... taking medication to cover the pain, not knowing if it's getting worse during my match." The Belgian said her shoulder pain was mainly affected by serving and trying to hit high forehands. " A couple of times today when she wrong-footed me and I went out for my backhand where I tried to do this, I could just feel it in the back," Clijsters added. BREAKPOINT CHANCES Sixth-seeded Jankovic, who beat Wozniacki in last year's final, converted only one of seven breakpoint opportunities as she was beaten by Ivanovic for the first time in their last three meetings. " I felt like my game was not really there. I wasn't really doing the right things out there," Jankovic said after being broken once in the opening set and three times in the second. " A lot of times I felt stuck on my shots and I didn't really move up to the ball as well as I was doing in the previous matches," added the 26-year-old Serb, who had reached the semi-finals in her last three tournaments. " Probably one of the worst tennis matches I've played since I started playing these (last) couple of tournaments where I have made pretty good results." Nineteenth-seeded Ivanovic, who beat Jankovic in the 2008 semi-finals at Indian Wells on her way to winning that year's title, improved her overall win-loss record against her compatriot to 7-3. Caroline Wozniacki at Wimbledon, 2010
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Post by uncltim on Mar 16, 2011 15:42:43 GMT 1
You just gave Mike a heart attack...
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Post by pjotr on Mar 17, 2011 12:18:11 GMT 1
Wozniacki wants to be Polish tennis star21.05.2010 12:49Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki aims to win Polish fans’ hearts and conquer the large Polish market by stressing her Polish origin. Wozniacki, ranked No. 3 behind the Williams sisters in the WTA ratings, was born in Denmark and represents the Scandinavian country in international tennis tournaments but her parents are Polish. This week Wozniacki was the biggest star at the Warsaw Open, though she was forced to pull out after injuring her ankle in the quarterfinals, which may jeopardize her participating at the French Open. Agnieszka Radwanska, the top Polish female tennis player and WTA ranked No. 8, did not participate in the tournament as she is in conflict with the organizer of the Warsaw Open. Caroline and Agnieszka, rivals on court, are friends. The competition between the two young stars may become even fiercer now as Wozniacki aims to win not only more points in WTA ranking, but also Polish fans’ hearts and therefore tapping into Poland’s sponsorship market. Agnieszka Radwanska“ Caroline has the right character and great results. Tennis fans are going to love her,” predicts Adam Romer, sports journalist. To woo a Polish audience Caroline stresses her Polish origin, wants to be referred to by her original name Karolina Woźniacka and speaks Polish on court and during press conferences. Wozniacki is already a star in Denmark. She frequently appears on billboards or in TV commercials. She also created her own brand of beauty products. But Denmark, with just 5.5 million inhabitants, has become too small for an ambitious tennis player. “ Her staff will certainly try to conquer the Polish market with almost 40-million consumers,” says Hayder. (mg) Source: Newsweek, sport.pl
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Post by pjotr on Mar 17, 2011 12:47:29 GMT 1
Another tennisplayer and Polish player is: Katarzyna PiterKatarzyna Piter (born 16 February 1991) is a Polish tennis player born in Poznań, Poland. She has won 6 ITF singles titles and 3 ITF doubles titles. Fed CupPiter played for Poland in the 2009 Europe/Africa Zone I of the Fed Cup and helped them qualify for the World Group II play-offs against Japan. In the round robin stage she lost her match against Monica Niculescu of Romania, won against Johanna Larsson of Sweden, beat Dijana Stojic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and paired up with Klaudia Jans to beat the Bosnian pairing. In the first play off against Great Britain she lost the first singles match to Elena Baltacha 6-4 6-1. Poland, however, won that tie. pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Katarzyna_Piter
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Post by pjotr on Mar 17, 2011 12:48:04 GMT 1
And: Marta DomachowskaMarta Domachowska (Polish pronunciation: [ˈmarta dɔmaˈxɔfska]; born January 16, 1986 in Warsaw) is a Polish professional tennis player. She began playing at age 7. She reached the semi finals of Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Her racquet brand is Wilson. She speaks four languages: Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. Other than tennis, she enjoys sports such as football and swimming. She is engaged to Polish butterfly and freestyle swimmer Paweł Korzeniowski. CareerEarly life and Junior CareerMarta was born in Warsaw to Wieslaw and Barbara. She started playing tennis at age seven,[1] and reached the semi finals of the Australian Open Junior Championships in 2003. Professional career2001-2006In her sole appearance at a WTA tournament in 2001, as an unranked wildcard in Sopot qualifying, she lost in the first round. 2002 marked her second Tour appearance, as an unranked wildcard in Warsaw. During the year she reached the doubles semifinals in Sopot and won first her first two ITF singles titles along with her first doubles title. She debuted on Tour Rankings on May 20 at No.745 and amassed a 29-12 ITF singles record (finished as no. 356) and 9–7 doubles record. She again accepted a wildcard at Warsaw, and also at Sopot in 2003, where she in the first round of both. She won her third singles title and finished the season ranked no. 244 in singles. In 2004, she won two more ITF titles and reached a WTA final in Seoul. She defeated Anna Smashnova to reach the semifinals in Sopot, and reached the quarter-finals in Casablanca. She made her debut in the top 100 (at no. 100) on September 27, 2004. Even though she failed to qualify for the French Open, Wimbledon and US Open, she compiled a 42-20 singles record and 12-9 doubles record, finishing the season ranked no. 74 in singles. 2005 was the best year for Domachowska results-wise. She was runner-up in the Tier III tournament in Strasbourg and reached the semis in Beijing, a Tier II. She made her debut in the main draw of all four majors and made her debut in the top 50 (at No. 48) on June 6. She was runner-up in two doubles tournaments. Although, she had to withdraw from Hyderabad and Memphis after spraining her right shoulder.[citation needed] Her record for the year was 24-26 in singles (finishing the year no. 60) and 14-16 in doubles. She won her first WTA tour title in 2006 with (Roberta Vinci) in a tournament in Canberra. She reached a singles final in Memphis and achieved a new singles career of no. 37 on April 3. She and Sania Mirza finished runner-up in Cincinnati, and with Marion Bartoli, reached the semi finals in Stanford. But she failed to advance past the first round in all four grand slams, and withdrew the Charleston, and Bali due to injuries. Poor results in Beijing and Seoul resulted in her finishing the year at no. 90. 2007-2009After not playing Memphis in 2007, her ranking dropped to no. 166. As a result, she played multiple ITF-level tournaments, reaching the semi finals in one instance. She managed to qualify for the Seoul and Stockholm WTA tournaments, but failed to qualify for nine WTA events (including two majors), and lacked a win at all in grand slams that year. As the world no. 179, and as a qualifier, she won a $100,000 ITF tournament in Poitiers, defeating Anna Lapuschenkova 7-5, 6-0. It was her first singles title since 2003 and the biggest tournament win in her career. She won an ITF doubles title in Rome, and finished no. 143 in singles and no. 240 in doubles for the year. In the 2008 Australian Open, she achieved her best grand slam result, reaching the fourth round (beating Li Na in the process), before she lost to Venus Williams 4-6, 4-6. She and Agnieszka Radwańska became the first Poles to reach the fourth round of a grand slam. Due to this result, Domachowska returned to the top 100 (at no. 82). Domachowska also represented Poland in the singles draw at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where she lost in the first round. She finished year at no. 56. In 2009 in singles, she lost in the first round of all four grand slams, including the US Open as a qualifier. Domachowska, did however, manage to reach the singles quarterfinals of Istanbul. PersonalShe speaks Polish, English, Spanish and Russian. She is engaged to Polish butterfly and freestyle swimmer Paweł Korzeniowski.
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Post by pjotr on Mar 17, 2011 12:48:38 GMT 1
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Post by pjotr on Mar 17, 2011 12:59:01 GMT 1
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Post by valpomike on Mar 17, 2011 16:34:46 GMT 1
No heart atack, but this proves, POLISH WOMEN ARE HOT.
Mike
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