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Wozniacki edges into last 16 of Dubai Open

Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki played hard to edge into the last 16 of the Dubai Open on her first visit to the 2 million U.S. dollar tournament.
The Dane had to fight back from 1-5 down against an in-form Dominika Cibulkova to win 6-2, 7-6 (7-2).
The buoyant and mobile Slovakian belied her world number 30 ranking to get the better of some athletic baseline exchanges in the middle of the match, and was within two points of taking the second set while serving at 5-2.
“I was getting a bit nervous,” admitted Wozniacki. “But I went out there and I fought and didn’t give up, and felt like I was in there all the time. So I thought it might be just a matter of time.”