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‘Wedding Crasher’ – When Serena Williams Ventured Into a Crazy Adventure With Good Friend Caroline Wozniacki Right After Her Breakup With Rory McIlroy

Published 08/02/2022, 11:30 AM EDT

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Apart from her brilliance on the tennis court, we all know Serena Williams for being a great human being. Not to forget, she is a great friend as well. While she had many rivalries over the years, she never missed out on making good friends in the circuit. One of the best friends Serena made on tour was Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki.

The two share a deep bond and have always been there for each other. Back in 2014, the Danish was going through a heavy heartbreak. Her fiance broke off the marriage days before their planned wedding. A shattered Wozniacki got comfort from her friend and fellow tennis star Serena Williams. She not only planned a trip to cheer her friend up but also did something funny out there.

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Serena Williams stages wedding gatecrash

The two tennis players went on a vacation as Wozniacki needed a break. Both of them hit the beach in Miami. Showing her mischievous side, the former world number 1 gatecrashed someone’s wedding going on there. She shared the pictures from the wedding, with a leopard print swimsuit on.

“Wedding crasher!! Congrats!” the tennis star captioned one shot, which showed her posing between the bride and groom wearing high-cut swimwear.

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Wozniacki later came out of the grief and made a return to court in the French Open that year.

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Serena and Wozniacki have played with each other on 11 occasions. Out of this, Serena has dominantly won 10 matches while Wozniacki came out on top on a single occasion in 2012. Both the players have done great respectively as they have topped the WTA singles ranking chart.

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Wozniacki bid adieu to her tennis career in 2020, while Serena is still active in the circuit. The 40-year-old recently returned to the tour at Wimbledon Championships 2022. Further, she will feature in the American hard court season. She will start her campaign with the Canadian Open, following it up with the Cincinnati Masters.

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Serena will later feature in the Flushing Meadows for the last grand slam of the year. Interestingly, the 23-time Grand Slam champion hasn’t tasted a Majors success in the last five years. Can she do it this time at home? Let us know in the comments.

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Gaurav Verma

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Gaurav Verma is a Tennis Author at EssentiallySports. He has post graduate diploma in management from IILM Graduate School of Management and a BBA degree from Bangalore University. He has 1-year of experience in the banking sector.
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Deepakshi Chaudhary