If any of the foremost contenders for that women’s title had been effectively justified in grumbling in Wimbledon’s excellent location, area, area row it’s World No 1 Caroline Wozniacki.
The 20-year-old was despatched to the court 2 on Friday lunchtime for her second-round match held over from Wednesday.
Being sent there to play requires a long walk, an escort and an acceptance that the spectators in the 4,063-seat arena handed over their cash in equal faith to people on Centre with no 1 Courts.
For Wozniacki, it’s where the Princess of Denmark’s hopes for the title ended this past year, clubbed to a pulp by the racket of Petra Kvitova. To become sent there again so soon regardless of her loftier standing was close to victimisation.
Serena Williams had soured the general public perception of her by complaining loudly to be banished towards the outpost on her second-round match against Romania’s Simona Halep on Thursday, claiming that it was an insult that players like Rafa Nadal and Novak Djokovic were not treated in the same manner.
Luckily, Wozniacki is really a nice lady, respectful of her sport, of her location there and of its decision makers and may boast a sense of proportion when it comes to evaluating her own importance.
Asked if she felt slighted by the choice of court following a regimen 6-1, 6-3 conquer France’s Virginie Razzano, Wozniacki stated: ‘No, the court is the same and the size is the same. It’s up to the tournament to decide exactly where we’re going to play.
‘Serena played on Court two and she’s won right here so many times. Therefore if she can experience Court two, then I guess I’m able to to. Ideally I will possess the chance to play on among the larger courts during my following match.’
