On a bright Windy day, Venus serves first, falls behind 15-40 but saves both points, gets advantage on a Caro error and wins the first game on another Caro error. Caro serves and jumps ahead 40-0 but gives 2 points back before she takes the second game on a Venus error to even things out.
3rd game brings Caro ahead again 40-15, but this time she gives only one back, and scores on another Venus error, Caro gets the first break, ahead 2-1, she serves next.
Venus is coming to net quite often early.
Caro starts the 4th game just like last, ahead 40-0, she gives 2 points back but gets her 4the game with strong service game. Caro gets her first ace of match.
5th game is when Venus falls behind yet again 15-40, but this time Caro only needs one of the break chances before she gets the double break and 4-1 lead.
Two more holds of serve brings us to 5-2 and Caro will serve for hte first set. Caro scores her second ace with a comfortable hold and Venus gets her first game without having to face a break.
Caro gets her 3rd ace in the 8the game of the first set, takes the first set on strength of her serve 6-2, for the first set the ladies get 9 winners each but Venus commits 15UE's
Caro does not face a break point in the first set.
Second set starts with Venus getting ahead early only to be pushed to deuce and lose the first game, Caro gets another break. But this is the second set and Venus gets one too, it comes on a Caro double fault. With score tied 1-1, Venus finally gets a few good serves in, scores her first ace of the match and gets ahead 2-1 in the second. Back on serve, Caro goes next but it's now Wozniacki who has issues with her serve and is broken at 15. With tables turned, Venus gets a comfy hold to get ahead 4-1 and in control of the second set.
Wozniacki gets her first easy hold of the second set, and scores the 6th game of the set, score 2-4
Hold of serve and Venus serves for the second set ahead 5-3, Venus holds at love to even the match at one set a piece, second set goes to her 6-3
The deciding set brings an early break to Venus and she consolidates to get ahead 3-1 but Caro holds her serve and still behind a break she scores the 5th game of the set. Scoreboard shows 3-2 and Venus serves.
Venus hold her serve in the 6th game which is a strange one, I have never seen so many strange bounces and stray balls in a final. Caro hold her serve by out-lobbing Venus and a 3-4 score. Scoring the first 2 points of the game, Caro finds a samll opening only to see it close quickly when she can't score any more, 8th game of the deciding set goes to Venus for a 5-3 lead, Caro serves to stay in the match.
The 9th game of the 3rd set brings 4 match points for Venus, just too many to overcome for Caro, Venus takes the set and the match 2-6 6-3 6-3
Venus takes Auckland in 2015 after being the runner-up in 2014
