Wozniacki back to winning ways

LUXEMBOURG - Caroline Wozniacki powered to the Luxembourg Open title as the top seeded Dane defeated Germany's Annika Beck in straight sets in the final. Wozniacki, 23, claimed a 6-2, 6-2 victory and the 21st title of her career. Wozniacki, ranked ninth, who beat this year's Wimbledon runner-up Sabine Lisicki in the semi-finals, gave 57th-ranked Beck no opening in their first meeting. It was Wozniacki's first title since the Kremlin Cup in 2012. Wozniacki, an alternate for the season-ending WTA Championships, had seen a slump in form with her best result this season being runner-up in Indian Wells. "This result in Luxembourg is going to give me a lot of confidence," she said. Beck said she had learnt a lot in a week that saw her reach her first WTA final. –AFP

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