Tennis-Wozniacki through to Australian Open second round as Linette retires

Tennis - Australian Open - Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia - January 14, 2024 Denmark's Caroline Wozniacki is interview after Poland's Magda Linette retired injured from their first round match REUTERS/Tracey Nearmy

MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Former champion Caroline Wozniacki advanced to the second round of the Australian Open after four years away as last year's semi-finalist Magda Linette retired due to injury while trailing 6-2 2-0.

Dane Wozniacki came out of retirement last year after the birth of her two children and reached the fourth round of the U.S. Open where she lost to eventual champion Coco Gauff but showed she could still compete at the highest level.