Caroline Wozniacki continues her quest to regain the world number one spot against Ayumi Morita in Dubai.
Wozniacki will be back on top of the world if she reaches the semi-finals this week. However the Dane did not look entirely convincing in her opening match against Anna Chakvetadze. She took the first set 6-1 but the pair appeared destined for yet another three setter with Chakvetadze leading 5-3 in the second set when she had to retire with what turned out to be a gastrointestinal illness.
"Suddenly I saw her collapse on the court. I didn't know what happened, so I went over to her. I wanted to know what was going on," Wozniacki said. "It was a shock. It was scary. She's a good friend of mine. It's not a nice sight. I wanted to make sure she was okay and the doctors went out as soon as possible."
Morita came through the qualifying rounds before taking out the in-form Petra Kvitova in round one. Kvitova was not at her best after a surface change and a long flight but it was still an impressive scalp for the Japanese player who's an awkward counter-puncher like many of the Asian players.
However Wozniacki has had little problem with Morita in the past, beating her twice without ever conceding more than five games.
