Caroline Wozniacki is back on the court after a three-and-a-half-year absence (a period during which she gave birth twice), but the former world number one is not doing too well on the WTA circuit, losing again in the first round of the WTA. competition, this time in San Diego.

Caroline Wozniacki lost to Anna Blinkova at the WTA in San Diego

At the age of 33, Wozniacki is ranked 206th in the world and entered the tournament in San Diego (WTA 500) thanks to a wild card.

The athlete from Denmark had a great start to the match against Anna Blinkova and won the first set with a score of 6-1, but the Russian came back and lost only five games: 6-4, 6-1. The game lasted two hours.

Blinkova, who made 9 unforced errors in the match with Wozniacki, will meet Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska (5th favorite) in the round of 16.

Know:

• After her return, Caroline managed to win at least two matches in one tournament: US Open 2023 (stopped in the 1/8 finals after three wins).

• It will be recalled that Wozniacki has a Grand Slam title in her track record after defeating Simona Halep in the Australian Open 2018 final. score 7-6(2), 3-6, 6-4.

WTA San Diego Daily Results

Diana Yastremska (5) – Caroline Dolehide 6-4, 5-7, 6-1

Kateryna Sinyakova – Mai Hontama 6-3, 6-1

Tatiana Maria – Leila Fernandez (8) (7) 6-7, 4-0 (Fernandez eliminated)

Tyla Preston – Magdalena Frech 6-4, 4-6, 6-1

Donna Vekic (7) – Catherine Huey 7-5, 6-2

Anna Blinkova – Caroline Wozniacki 1-6, 6-4, 6-1.

WTA San Diego, table of eights

Jessica Pegula (1) – Jules Niemeyer

Anna Blinkova – Dayana Yastremska (5)

Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova (4) – Sinyu Wang

Tyla Preston – Marta Kostyuk (6)

Tatiana Maria – Daria Saville

Kateryna Sinyakova – Emma Navarro (3)

Donna Vekich (7) – Marina Stakusych

Katie Boulter – Beatrice Haddad Maya (2).