“I think that broke her a little bit,” Wozniacki said. “At 5-all I had the advantage that point…It was important for me that I was the one opening the court and I was the one dictating the points.”

The injured Williams lost to Azarenka 6-3, 6-1 in the Miami final, and now has a rare two-match losing streak going into next week’s Family Circle Cup in Charleston where she is scheduled to appear.