Caroline is headed to Hong Kong for the BNP Paribas Showdown where she will take on Agnieszka Radwanska. The two WTA top 10 stars will be joined by eight-time Grand Slam champion Ivan Lendl and seven-time Grand Slam champion, John McEnroe. The matches will take place the same night (4 March) as an event with the same name is held at Madison Square Garden in New York City as part of the first annual “World Tennis Day.” Serena Williams will play Victoria Azarenka in the first match in New York, followed by Rafael Nadal against Juan Martin del Potro.

In Malaysia, Caroline suffered a shock defeat against China’s Qiang Wang in the opening round of the Malaysian Open. Caroline, now 10th in the world, but the top seed for this tournament, lost 6-2 6-7 (1-7) 1-6 in Kuala Lumpur. The 22-year-old Dane had a match point in the second set before losing the set on a tie-break. But qualifier Wang, 21, the world number 186, claimed the biggest win of her career to move into the next round.