Caroline Wozniacki at the 2010 US Open
Kudos to Chris Ellsberry of the Stamford Advocate who first reported how the 22 year-old blond, blue-eyed, lithesome Wozniaki has taken New Haven 'by storm' in the recent Open tennis tournament held there.
We all know that she has been ranked the number one women's tennis player for nearly a year. Indeed, at the baseline she is rock solid and plays near-perfect tennis.
But, it is off the court where she truly excels. On a non-play day, she is espied by Ellsberry roaming the Connecticut Tennis Center "hours on end, lighting the place up with her megawatt smile."
She can be found at the USTA Smash Zone signing autographs and posing "for pictures with hundreds of kids."
At the Cybex treadmill for breast cancer research, she ran three miles in front of an admiring crowd.
When ladies tennis star Steffi Graff was a no-show at a The Teekanne tea party meet-and-greet, Caroline gladly filled in for the former tennis great.
It's very clear that she has an exemplary character, giving of herself, off the court wherever and whenever she is needed. It is no surprise that the entire Yale football team of 100 has come out two years straight to watch her compete.
It also comes as no surprise that she has won the New Haven Open four consecutive years including 2011!
Hats off to Caroline and to Chris Ellsberry for an inspiring story!
In my next blog, I will write about perceptions of Caroline's character from the perspective of another writer at the 2011 US Open.
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