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  • Istanbul Cup 2018, WTA Tennis

    Istanbul Cup 2018, WTA Tennis

    Caroline Wozniacki will be the marquee name heading up the field at the Istanbul Cup.  The Australian Open champ is the only Top 10 player heading to the Turkish tournament with most of her peers electing to play the Premier event in Stuttgart.

    Despite the lack of other Top 10 entrants, the field is given a boost in name value by double major winner Svetlana Kuznetsova, Agnieszka Radwanska and the in-form Naomi Osaka. 2017 winner Elina Svitolina is not defending her title.

    caroline wozniacki photo Photo by karlnorling

    $226,750 prize money is on offer for this WTA International event.

    Fact Flash

    Istanbul is the only city in the world that straddles two continents: Asia and Europe.

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  • Caroline Wozniacki Wins Istanbul Cup

    Caroline Wozniacki Wins Istanbul Cup

    Caroline Wozniacki

    Caroline Wozniacki returned to top form with a victory in the final of the Istanbul Cup in Turkey over Roberta Vinci.

    Wozniacki served up two bread-sticks en route to a comfortable 6-1, 6-1 victory behind a dominant service game.

    “I served well and pushed her around the court,” said Wozniacki, who held serve for the duration of the match.

    The victory moves Wozniacki back up to No. 13 in the world rankings. Hours later, former fiance Rory McIlroy won the British Golf Open at Royal Liverpool.

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    Cover Photo: Andrew Campbell (Creative Commons License)