Player of the week: Aleksandra Wozniak

When Canadian player Aleksandra Wozniak went to the third set in her 1st round match of the qualifying draw at WTA Stanford, she could hardly imagine that just 8 days later she would be getting her first WTA title and the biggest success of her career so far. But Wozniak completed a perfect week with 8 victories in a row, defeating players such as WTA #21 Francesca Schiavone, WTA #29 Sybille Bammer and former Top-30 Samantha Stosur, this one twice in the qualy and in the main draw, on her way to the semifinals. That seemed the end of her great run, as she was facing 1st seed and WTA #5 Serena Williams, but Williams had some problems in her knee and retired when Wozniak was leading 6/2 3/1. In the final WTA #15 Marion Bartoli seemed to be the favourite, but Aleksandra played her best again and defeated the French in straight sets, completing an incredible tournament for her.
With this triumph, Aleksandra has entered WTA Top 50 for the first time, climbing 40 places up to a career-high ranking at #45.