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28th Aug 2014

Video: Caroline Wozniaki’s hair got tangled in her racket during a shot at the US Open and it made us laugh

This is the tennis equivalent of being hooked, Brian Cody would be proud of her locks...

Joe Harrington

This is the tennis equivalent of being hooked, Brian Cody would be proud of her locks…

We imagine playing sport at the highest level is one of the most challenging things you could do (Captain Obvious over here) and succeeding at the highest level is down to small margins and a bit of luck along the way.

During Caroline Wozniacki’s win over Aliaksandra Sasnovich in their second round match at the US Open last night, her luck deserted her in a very strange way.

The Danish tennis star’s hair got wrapped around her racket mid-point and as she was trying to return a shot, her ponytail wouldn’t budge and she lost the point. She’ll be using the tangle-free shampoo from now on…