Wozniacki says wrist injury will be 100 per cent for Open

Jan 14, 2012, 2:55 GMT

Melbourne - World number one Caroline Wozniacki said Saturday that her left wrist injury will be at 100 per cent when the top seed fronts up to start the Australian Open from Monday.

'I've been pretty lucky with injuries,' said the Dane, who is on a quest to lift her first Grand Slam title after holding the WTA top spot for the past two seasons. 'I've had some small ones also with the ankles and things.

'But obviously you want to be a hundred percent healthy. I feel confident that my wrist will be okay for Monday.'

Wozniacki suffered her injury in a Thursday quarter-final loss in Sydney against Agnieszka Radwanska. A scan showed no major cause for concern besides some inflammation.

'When it happened, I really felt the sharp pain, I was a bit concerned. But now it feels good, so I'm okay.'

Wozniacki, who opens play at Melbourne Park against Australian Anastasia Rodionova, said that a mishap of any kind on court 'makes you a bit scared.' 'I should maybe not have finished the match, I should maybe just have cut it off in the third set. But I'm a competitor, I wanted to try to do my best out there.

'Everything turned out to be okay with the wrist. You know, I had some pain, but it's going away. I'm confident that on Monday it will be a 100 per cent ready.'

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