Caroline Wozniacki Grabs Third Title of Summer at Pilot Pen

Filed under: U.S. Open, WTA

Two-time defending champion Caroline Wozniacki won her third consecutive title at the Pilot Pen on Saturday by defeating eighth-seeded Nadia Petrova of Russia in three sets 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. It is Wozniacki's second straight WTA tournament title and her third this summer on hard court.

Wozniacki enters Flushing Meadows as the U.S. Open's No. 1 seed, having won 14 of 15 matches since Wimbledon. The 20-year-old Dane finished runner-up at last year's Open and looks to claim her first Grand Slam title at Flushing Meadows this year.

It will be interesting to see if fatigue factors into the Dane's performance in Flushing. The U.S. Open will be Wozniacki's fifth tournament in five weeks.

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