They wanted equal prize money and they got it and Caroline Wozniacki also got past midnight before she finished her match and get off court to go to bed. With the change at the US Open where men and women get to play second in interval, Rafael Nadal finished off his match pretty late and left the Dane in the dusk.
“Thank you for sticking around,” Wozniacki told what was left of the Arthur Ashe Stadium crowd afterward, “even though I know it’s been a long night.”
Wozniacki took care of NCAA champ Chelsey Gullickson, 6-1, 6-1, with the match ending at 12:53am this morning.
“She’s hitting the ball really hard. She has a really great game,” Wozniacki said of her opponent. “I know it’s tough to be here for the first time … but I’m sure with experience, she’ll be back and play even stronger.”