Wozniacki in Australian Open 3rd round

Melbourne Jan 17 (IANS) Former World No.1 Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark on Wednesday fended off two match points to defeat Croatia s Jana Fett 3-6 6-2 7-5.

Wozniacki saw her bid for her first Grand Slam title nearly vanish in the third set when she faced two-match points while trailing 5-1 to Fett who was making her debut in the Australian Open main draw reports Efe.

However Wozniacki World No.2 rallied back against world No.119 winning six games in a row. The 21-year-old Fett committed 58 unforced errors in 2 hours and 31 minutes.

The 27-year-old Dane is set to play against either American Nicole Gibbs or the Netherlands Kiki Bertens.

Fresh off winning Brisbane International Ukrainian Elina Svitolina also had to rally back from a set down to defeat Katerina Siniakova of Czech Republic 4-6 6-2 6-1.

The fourth seed is scheduled to take on compatriot qualifier Marta Kostyuk who defeated Australian wildcard Olivia Rogowska.

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