CAROLINE WOZNIACKI seems a certain starter for the Australian Open in Melbourne next week after a scan on the world number one's injured left wrist showed no serious damage.
Wozniacki had her wrist strapped in the final set of her 3-6 7-5 6-2 loss to Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska in the Sydney International quarter-finals yesterday.
While she feared a medical examination would rule her out of the year's first grand slam, a WTA official confirmed the 21-year-old Dane had an MRI scan at a Sydney hospital this morning that showed inflammation but no serious damage.
"She's very confident she will be fit for Melbourne," the official said.
Meantime, Britain's James Ward and Laura Robson HAVE won their opening matches in qualifying for the Australian Open.
Ward resumed a set down against Spain's Inigo Cervantes-Huegun after rain stopped play on Wednesday, and fought back to win 6-7 (2-7) 7-6 (7-3) 6-1.
Robson began her campaign with a 6-3 6-4 win over American Melanie Oudin after converting her 10th match point.
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