COPENHAGEN, Denmark (AP)—Top-ranked Caroline Wozniacki of Denmark won her second straight Sony Ericsson Open title Sunday, beating fourth-seeded Lucie Safarova of the Czech Republic 6-1, 6-4 in the final.
Wozniacki did not lose a set all week in Copenhagen, and the 20-year-old Dane dominated from start to finish to claim her fifth WTA title of the year in front of a sellout home crowd at the indoor Farum Arena.
“It’s a special feeling on my home court, but it wouldn’t have been quite so special without the support,” she said.
The 38th-ranked Safarova had lost the first set in all her matches at the tournament, and on Sunday she again started poorly in an error-filled opening set.
As in previous matches, the Czech lefty gradually improved her game, but against the world’s top-ranked player, there was to be no repeat of her earlier comebacks.
Safarova converted her only break point in the match to even the second set at 2-2, but Wozniacki sealed the win in 1 hour, 7 minutes.
Wozniacki has won 17 WTA titles.
Despite her dominance on the WTA circuit, Wozniacki has yet to win a major title. The former junior Wimbledon champion will again aim to silence the skeptics when the year’s third Grand Slam tournament begins at the All England Club on June 20.