Caroline Wozniacki began her bid to win the New Haven Open for a fifth consecutive year with a comfortable victory over Ekaterina Makarova.

US OPEN champion Rory McIlroy says an arm injury won’t keep him out of the European Masters next week in Switzerland, while he also confirmed that he’s dating top-ranked women’s tennis player Caroline Wozniacki.

Caroline Wozniacki avenged last week's defeat by Christina McHale by defeating the American 7-5 6-3 to move into the semi-finals of the New Haven Open.

World number one Caroline Wozniacki eased into the third round of the New Haven Open as play continued after the earlier evacuation following the after shocks of the earthquake that has hit the east coast.