Danish tennis star Caroline Wozniacki has said that she was inspired by the imminence of her wedding to golf star fiancee Rory McIlroy after beating Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki in the first round of the Dubai Open.
The former world number one, who won 2-6, 6-3, 6-3 over the German, revealed that she and the Northern Irishman have set the date for their wedding, although she did not divulge any other details.
According to Sport24, Wozniacki admitted that her match with Lisicki was not uppermost in her mind as she is excited about her imminent wedding with the former No.1 golfer, adding that it is an exciting time for her.
Meanwhile, Wozniacki quipped that she used to be a better golfer than McIlroy is a tennis player, although now the situation has changed as McIlroy practices tennis every day in the off season.
Wozniacki now plays qualifier, Annicka Beck, the world number 50 from Germany, who prevailed 1-6, 6-1, 6-4, the report added.
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