Wozniacki avenged her U.S. Open semifinal loss on Monday when she defeated Zvonareva 6-3, 3-6, 6-3,
to capture the China Open in Beijing.
"I thought in general I played a really, really good match," Wozniacki said. "I just stayed focused, I kept to capture the China Open in Beijing.
running, I tried to keep the pressure on her, tried to keep her moving and I thought we played a really, really good match."
Wozniacki becomes the third woman in recent years to reach the No. 1 spot without claiming a Grand Slam victory in her career, following Jankovic and Safina.
Serena Williams, who was expected to come back in Linz this week, has also recently announced that she will most likely miss the rest of the calendar year due to a painful right foot that she injured in an off-court incident during July in Munich.
