In the case of Caroline Wozniacki, that which jilts you makes you stronger.
Caroline Wozniacki is dangerous on the rebound
Even though Wozniacki's run at the AEGON International ended in the semifinals on Friday with a 3-6, 7-6 (3), 6-3 loss to fifth-seeded Angelique Kerber, she showed her emotional strength in putting her personal issues behind her and playing competitive tennis again.
"Life throws you things that you didn't expect, but you just have to embrace it and move forward," the No. 8 seed said, according to ESPN. "It makes you stronger. I'm in a good place right now."
Which is far different from her life a month ago that resembled a train wreck. Her fiancé, golfer Rory McIlroy broke up with her over the phone and then announced it to the world prior to the BMW PGA Championship - that he ended up winning.
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Wozniacki, who was nursing a knee injury, then bowed out in the first round of the French Open to Yanina Wickmayer in straight sets.
But the 23-year-old won three matches in the Wimbledon tuneup this week, and now her problems of closing matches like the one Friday against Kerber seem trivial compared to the ones she dealt with last month.
"I probably should have closed it in two sets, being up a break and then being up in the tiebreaker," Wozniacki said. "But, you know, it happens. I'm looking forward to Wimbledon now."
Not long ago, the loss would have been worrisome for the former No. 1 player in the world, whose ranking as dipped to No. 16 in the last three years. But if she has learned that any adversity on the court pales in comparison to suffering a very public breakup, then she will be in a position to correct her mistakes and learn how to close out matches.
And the return of Wozniacki, the No. 1 player in the world, will become a more distinct possibility.
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