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Serena Williams Misses Her Best Friend Caroline Wozniacki’s Feisty Forehands at Toronto’s National Bank Open 2022

Published 08/08/2022, 9:50 PM EDT

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Serena Williams’ friendship with Caroline Wozniacki is no secret. The two have often been spotted spending quality time with each other. Although the two faced off against each other on numerous occasions during the peak of their careers, the stars never lost their love and mutual respect for each other.

Serena is currently in Toronto, competing in the National Bank Open. Further, on the opening day of the tournament, she had a commanding victory over Nuria Parrizas Diaz of Spain. After the match, she revealed about missing her best friend in Toronto.

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Serena Williams misses the presence of Caroline Wozniacki in Toronto

The 23-time Grand Slam champion took to Instagram to share her thoughts about her best friend, Caroline Wozniacki. Posting a picture of Wozniacki via a story on her official Instagram handle, she said, “I miss you @Carowozniacki.” Further, in the picture, Wozniacki can be seen hitting a forehand on the hard court in Toronto.

Wozniacki won the Canadian Open title in 2010. Back then, she defeated Vera Zvonareva in the summit clash to win her maiden title in Toronto. Further, in 2017, she reached the final of the tournament but lost out to Elina Svitolina for the title.

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Coming to Serena’s first-round victory at the National Bank Open, it was a comfortable outing for the former World Number 1 against her Spanish opponent, defeating her in straight sets 6-3, 6-4. Moreover, it was the American legend’s first singles victory since her comeback earlier this year.

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Serena shares her thoughts on her impressive victory

During the post-match press conference after her first-round win in Toronto, the 23-time Grand Slam champion talked about her emotions after the win. She said, “I guess there’s just a light at the end of the tunnel. I don’t know, I’m getting closer to the light, so …. Lately that’s been it for me. I can’t wait to get to that light.”

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Further, in the second round, Serena will take on the winner of the match between Belinda Bencic and Tereza Martincova.

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Vatsal Shah is a tennis author at EssentiallySports. With a Bachelor's degree in engineering, he is a die hard fan of tennis and sports in general. He is an ardent follower of Rafael Nadal and is inspired by his never-say-die attitude.
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