Caroline Wozniacki retirement: Serena Williams, Roger Federer & others pay classy tribute

Caroline Wozniacki has anunced retirement from professional tennis after second round defeat at Australian Open. Wozniacki, who started her tennis career as an unseeded wildcard in 2005, went on to firmly establish herself as one of tennis' greats. Following her anuncement, fellow tennis stars paid tribute to Wozniacki’s talent, recounting her prowess on court.

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Caroline Wozniacki retirement: Watch Serena Williams, Naomi Osaka and or tennis stars pay tribute

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Caroline Wozniacki retirement: Serena Williams calls Dane her best friend

World . 9 Serena Williams called Wozniacki her best friend. Serena went on to say that she would sourly miss Wozniacki on tour. US tennis star said that her friend was doing what makes her happy and that's all that matters. Current Women’s World . 1 Ashleigh Barty thanked Wozniacki for being an incredible competitor who did t hesitate to help her opponent on and off court. She hailed Wozniacki for giving her 100% to game and wished her a happy retirement.

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Caroline Wozniacki retirement: vak Djokovic gives best wishes to former World 1

World . 2 vak Djokovic said he did t kw how to say goodbye to Wozniacki. He said that he would miss Caroline Wozniacki on tour and wished her best in her future endeavours. Meanwhile, World . 1 Rafael Nadal said that though everybody would love to watch her play tennis, he understood her desire to retire. He ted that Wozniacki deserved to rest and hoped to see her around.

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Caroline Wozniacki retirement: Simona Halep shares her experience

Simona Halep, whom Wozniacki defeated to win her sole Grand Slam, said that losing 2018 Australian Open to her was a bad memory. She, however, said that she cherished that memory because Wozniacki was an amazing competitor and taught her a few things on court. She wished retiring player and her husband David a happy life. World . 2 Karolina Pliskova kept it simple by saying that she was sad to see Wozniacki call it a day and wished former World . 1 a happy new life.

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Caroline Wozniacki retirement: Federer congratulates

Roger Federer recounted an instance when he had to wait for his game because Wozniacki’s match ran long. World . 3 said that he didn’t mind waiting as it was always fun to watch her play. Federer congratulated Wozniacki for a fantastic career including her win at Australian Open. In his tribute, Swiss thanked Wozniacki for her contribution to tennis.

For Naomi Osaka, Wozniacki was first A-list Tennis player with whom she practised. Naomi Osaka said that she was nervous about visiting player at her home and hit ball. Naomi Osaka said that since ir first meeting, y had come a long way, developing a professional and personal bond. She wished Wozniacki a fun retirement. 

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