Serena dashes Wozniacki major hopes for another season

NEW YORK, (Reuters) – Caroline Wozniacki was left  awe-struck by the lethal serves and power game of Serena  Williams, as the American blew away the world number one Dane   in straight sets to reach the final of the U.S. Open yesterday.
Wozniacki has consistently defended her status as the  women’s top-ranked player without a grand slam title, but the  manner of her 6-2 6-4 semi-final rout at Arthur Ashe stadium is  unlikely to stifle the debate.
“Serena just played very, very well today,” the 21-year-old    Wozniacki said after her 86-minute capitulation.
“Especially that serve was just a killer. It’s definitely  not fun returning those first serves.
“I was just looking and I was hoping that they were going to  go out, because I felt like I couldn’t do too much.”
Left frozen by 11 aces among Williams’s thunderbolts,  Wozniacki was unable to make headway in her own service games  and finished with a paltry five winners compared to her  opponent’s 34.
“There’s definitely no one on the tour who is playing with  as much power as she is and serving as well as she is,” added  Wozniacki.
Thrashed in the first set, Wozniacki was allowed a last tilt  in the match when Williams wobbled to lose her serve leading 5-3  in the second set, but the Dane squandered the opportunity and  will finish another season without a major title.
While her performance did little to dispel the impression  she is merely warming the world number one seat, Wozniacki tried  to put a positive gloss on her season.
“It’s definitely been a successful year for me. I cannot  complain,” she said. “I won six titles. I have made two  semi-finals of grand slams.
“I’m number one in the world. I’m healthy, which is very  important.
“I’m still number one in the rankings. No one can take that  away from me for now.”