Aggressive Wozniacki powers past Bulgaria's Pironkova


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 07 Jul 2017

Tennis - Wimbledon - London, Britain - July 6, 2017 Denmark’s Caroline Wozniacki celebrates winning the second round match against Bulgaria’s Tsvetana Pironkova REUTERS/Matthew Childs

LONDON (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki's power game proved too much for Tsvetana Pironkova as she eased past her Bulgarian opponent 6-3 6-4 in their Wimbledon second-round clash on Thursday.

In a gruelling baseline duel, the Danish fifth seed's bigger shots off both wings and her pinpoint accuracy as she hit the lines time and again proved to be decisive.

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