Tennis - Fed Cup Final - France v Czech Republic - Strasbourg, France - 13/11/16. Czech Republic's Barbora Strycova celebrates her victory against France's Alize Cornet. REUTERS/Vincent Kessler
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki's eighth attempt at reaching the Sydney International semi-finals wilted in the stifling Australian heat on Wednesday with the former world number one going down to Barbora Strycova in a three-set slugfest.
Strycova prevailed 7-5 6-7(6) 6-4 over her 10th seeded Danish opponent in a three-hour and 20 minute marathon played out in temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius at the Ken Rosewall Arena.
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