Tennis - Australian Open - Second Round - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 22, 2020 Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki in action during the match against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska REUTERS/Hannah Mckay
Melbourne (Reuters) - Caroline Wozniacki refused to be rushed into retirement on Wednesday as the former world number one fought back from 5-1 down in the first set to beat Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska 7-5 7-5 in the second round of the Australian Open.
The Dane had appeared set for an early exit at Melbourne Park, the scene of her only Grand Slam triumph in 2018, but rallied to win six games in a row against the 19-year-old to take the opening set.
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