Even one set up and leading 5-1 in the second, Caroline Wozniacki was not allowed to cruise to the finish line at last year's BNP Paribas WTA Finals Singapore presented by SC Global.
Standing across Venus Williams, Wozniacki vividly remembers that last set in the final: A Williams fightback to 5-4, her heart thumping as the American veteran readied to serve, and then hitting the final passing shot to win.
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