US Open Tennis 2014: Day 14 Schedule, Matchup Prediction for New York Bracket
The women's final at the 2014 U.S. Open is set. It could end with another jewel in the crown of the queen of the current era, or the coronation for an underachieving young star.
World No. 1 Serena Williams will face No. 10 seed—and former world No. 1—Caroline Wozniacki with the sport's final Grand Slam title on the line. The match will take place at the Arthur Ashe Stadium after the men's doubles final.
Per the U.S. Open schedule, the women's final won't begin before 4:30 p.m. ET, after the men's doubles finale.
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Even though the sun will be going down in the sky, Williams and Wozniacki could ensure the heat is supplied on the court. Williams has avoided the upset bug that has bitten every other top-five player on both sides of the draw in New York.
Williams and Wozniacki are good friends off the court, but don't expect the two players to take it easy on one another in Sunday's finale.
Wozniacki said this per John Koblin of The New York Times once she had beaten Shuai Peng to qualify for the finals: "Serena is one of my best friends. For a long time. But especially in the last year.”
It seemed she was alluding to her very public split with golfer Rory McIlroy.
Wozniacki says Williams was there for her as a friend, but there won't be any support during the match on Sunday. Williams is a ferocious competitor who doesn't settle for anything but victory. The 32-year-old is looking for her 18th Grand Slam title, her sixth U.S. Open and third in a row.
Per Filip Bondy of the New York Daily News, Williams said:
“She wants to win and go for her first Grand Slam and I want to go for a little bit of history.” Williams' insatiable desire to be the best in the sport won't allow her to show her young friend any mercy.
Williams has obliterated her competition up to this point. She easily dispatched Ekaterina Makarova.
That said, Williams had better be careful. Wozniacki is playing the best tennis of her life. She's 19-3 since Wimbledon, and she conquered Maria Sharapova and others en route to this spot in the finals. She also battled Williams to close three-set matches in their last two meetings.
In nine head-to-head matches in their career, Williams has won eight times. Wozniacki's lone victory over Williams came in 2012 in Miami.
Williams made 34 unforced errors in that match.
That would seemingly be Wozniacki's best chances of victory in Sunday's meeting as well. If Williams serves well and minimizes mistakes, she should win in straight sets.
Look for Williams to continue her domination of Wozniacki and add to her already impressive trophy case.
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