2009 US Open runner-up Wozniacki beats Cibulkova in straight sets to reach semifinals

2009 runner-up Wozniacki into US Open semifinals

NEW YORK — Top-seeded Caroline Wozniacki stretched her winning streak to 13 matches by beating 45th-ranked Dominika Cibulkova 6-2, 7-5 in the U.S. Open quarterfinals Wednesday night.

Wozniacki, the 2009 runner-up at Flushing Meadows, will face No. 7 Vera Zvonareva in Friday’s semifinals.

Playing her usual steady game, retrieving balls and forcing her opponent to hit shot after shot, Wozniacki handled the wind that was gusting at more than 30 mph. She compared it to “playing in a hurricane or something.”

Wozniacki made only 18 unforced errors. Cibulkova made 43.