Caroline Wozniacki has admitted that the first round at a Grand Slam event is always tough, after she beat American Taylor Townsend 7-6 6-2 at the Australian Open.
The eighth seed avoided joining the eight seeded players that were knocked out in the women's draw yesterday to set up a second-round meeting with two-time champion Victoria Azarenka.
The Dane told reporters: "You always know that first one, maybe it's not going to be that comfortable. You saw yesterday how many seeds went out.
"Especially I knew that Taylor has a tricky game because she's a lefty first of all, she knows how to get that serve into your body.
"She comes to the net, mixes up the pace, so I knew it wasn't going to be the most beautiful game out there from my side. But I just needed to grind it out and just stay with her."
Wozniacki has never failed to reach at least the third round at the Australian Open.
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Sian Cowper
Sian Cowper
