Former world number one Caroline Wozniacki ended her career-long jinx against Venus Williams in spectacular style to lift the WTA Finals trophy for the first time on Sunday. The Dane had won just one set in seven harrowing defeats to Williams but she turned the tables with a 6-4, 6-4 victory in 89 minutes at the Singapore Indoor Stadium. Wozniacki had some nervy moments after 37-year-old Williams, the tournament's oldest ever finalist, clawed her way back from 0-5 down in the second set.
But she kept her cool to seal victory with a backhand down the line, throwing her racquet into the air and holding her hands to her face in disbelief.
"I am so happy I managed to win in the end," said Wozniacki, describing the victory as "really sweet". "Eight is my lucky number. If I was going to beat her (Williams) once in my career, it had to be today. "I couldn't be happier right now. It's been an amazing year. Last year was tough with injuries but I fought my way back and to stand here and win the title means a lot to me." Wozniacki has been in brilliant, aggressive form in Singapore, beating Elina Svitolina and Simona Halep at the group stage and Karolina Pliskova in the semi-finals.