Fans are curious about Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki’s friendship. This curiosity happens after Wozniacki jokingly called out Williams for missing her successful third-round victory in Flushing Meadows at the US Open 2024 on Saturday in a recent interview. Moreover, fans are also curious about this friendship due to both Williams and Wozniacki’s immense success and popularity in the world of tennis. It is also due to both Williams and Wozniacki’s roles as professional rivals and the fact that they have competed against each other at least once.
Here is Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki’s friendship history explored.
Are Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki friends?
Yes, Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki are friends.
Although Serena Williams and Caroline Wozniacki had been rivals in the field, they managed to form a close friendship with one another over the years. Williams showed her support for Wozniacki after the latter got her heart broken following a called-off engagement with Northern Irish golfer Rory Mcllroy. This was detailed in a joint Vogue interview they did together.
In the interview, Wozniacki remembered the time she did not feel like speaking to anyone following her engagement being called off, ignoring calls from many people checking up on her, including Williams. However, Williams persisted. “First she texted, ‘If you don’t pick up, I am going to fly to Monaco.’ And then, ‘If you don’t answer the door, I am going to knock it down.’ So I thought, OK, I better answer the phone,” Wozniacki recalled.
Wozniacki then admitted being grateful for Williams’ attempts to be by her side during that terrible time. The two-time US Open finalist then opined that was exactly why their friendship had been strong.
Moreover, Serena Williams was also unfazed by Caroline Wozniacki’s impersonation of her. This impersonation happened during a 2012 Exhibition match in Brazil against Maria Sharapova. This was after most people found the move racist when it went viral online.
“I know Caro and I would call her my friend and I don’t think she (meant) anything racist by it,” Williams confirmed in an e-mail. (via USA Today)
Williams was also reportedly a good sport following Caroline Wozniacki’s defeat at her hands in the WTA Finals of 2014. Williams tried to apologize to Wozniacki. However, the latter lashed out and questioned her about her retirement since she was 33. Despite this, Williams gave an endearing note to Wozniacki that made her feel much better.
Furthermore, Serena Williams played a key role in Caroline Wozniacki’s return to tennis in 2023 after a short retirement. Wozniacki confirmed this in a separate Vogue 2023 interview, talking about Williams’ supportive nature. Here, Wozniacki also opined how Serena Williams paved the way for a lot of women in tennis.
