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“Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki eyes first slam” plus 2 more- Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki eyes first slam - Andrey Arshavin won’t be sold, insists Arsène Wenger - Can Real Zaragoza escape La Liga relegation again? Australian Open: Caroline Wozniacki eyes first slam Posted: 15 Jan 2011 08:43 AM PST Top seed Caroline Wozniacki believes she is close to claiming that elusive grand slam title as the 20-year-old Dane gears up for her latest bid for a major at the Australian Open. The new world No1 begins her campaign in Melbourne with a first-round match against Argentina’s Gisela Dulko on Monday and Wozniacki has her sights firmly set on sealing her first major title. “The aim now is to win a grand slam,” Wozniacki said. “I’m lucky that my game works well on every surface and so I think I’m close to winning one. I have the ability but you need seven good matches and everything has to fall into place. You need the experience, a good draw and some luck.” Wozniacki, who replaced Serena Williams at the top of the world rankings in October of last year, says holding the top spot is “huge” but admits she must now back up the achievement by winning a grand slam. “It’s definitely a huge thing for me,” she said of being world No1. “Ever since I was a little girl it was a dream for me to become No1. I’ve been striving for that since I started playing. Of course the second goal is to win a grand slam but, always, this was my first dream. “I knew if I won my third-round match in Beijing [against Petra Kvitova last October] I’d become No1. So I was nervous but my dad was there and that it made it extra-special – because he’s also my coach. “For the two of us to be side by side when we had this big celebration on court was great. But it’s probably taken me until now to work out what it really means to achieve this first big dream.” The Dane admits to not having studied her draw in Melbourne in detail, preferring instead to focus on the challenge at hand. She said: “The only thing I know is that I play Gisela Dulko. But I’ve not looked at the draw at all. I never do because there’s no point. Why try to work out who you might play in the quarter-final when you haven’t even won your first round? “I know Dulko is not easy. She gets lots of balls back and she likes this surface. So it’s important I only think about her.” Andrey Arshavin won’t be sold, insists Arsène Wenger Posted: 15 Jan 2011 06:44 AM PST Arsène Wenger insists Arsenal will not sell Andrey Arshavin – but admits the Russian is enduring a poor run of form. Arshavin has been heavily criticised for a number of below-par performances for the gunners this season, prompting speculation that the 29-year-old attacker could be shown the door. Reports have linked Arshavin, who joined the north Londoners for £16.9m in January 2009, with moves to Juventus and a switch back to former club Zenit Saint Petersburg. Wenger, however, remains convinced of the Russia captain’s ability and says he is “desparate” to retain the services of the former Zenit star. “We have had no contact,” said the Arsenal boss. “As soon as a player doesn’t play fantastically well, he is criticised. We all know that. I am very happy with Arshavin. I believe he is a great player – he is going through a period where it is more difficult for him at the moment. “But he works very hard in training – his attitude is fantastic and I am desperate to keep him. “He played almost every single game since the start of the season and has played for his national team as well. Physically he is a bit less fresh.” Meanwhile, Arsenal’s young midfielder Jack Wilshere believes league leaders Manchester United are more than aware of the threat the gunners pose to their title hopes. Third-placed Arsenal are four points behind Sir Alex Ferguson’s table-toppers having played a game more ahead of Saturday’s clash at West Ham, and Wilshere insists the red devils will be looking over their shoulder as the gunners look to close the gap. “No matter what you say, if we play before them and get three points they are always going to be thinking we are on their tails,” Wilshere said. “We've been strong in the Premier League for the last few games. We need to keep that going, get three points at West Ham and keep pushing on and trying to catch United.” Can Real Zaragoza escape La Liga relegation again? Posted: 15 Jan 2011 04:24 AM PST Real Zaragoza are struggling badly in La Liga this season. The Aragonese club have won just twice in 18 league games so far in the 2010-11 campaign and that kind of form has left them bottom of the table as we reach the halfway juncture. Manager José Aurelio Gay was sacked in the middle of November and replaced by former Mexico coach Javier Aguirre, but since Aguirre took the reins, the club's trajectory has not improved. At the same stage last season, Real found themselves in a similar position. In fact, the club were one place better off in 19th heading into matchday 19, with only lowly Xerez below them. (Xerez spent 31 out of 38 weeks of the 2009-10 season rooted to the bottom of the table.) Something catalytic occurred, however, last winter, which turned around Zaragoza's ailing season and saw the club recover sufficiently in the second half of the campaign to eventually finish 14th. Club president Agapito Iglesias embarked on a spending spree in the January transfer window, bringing in no less than seven players who would play a major part in keeping Los Manos up. Eliseu, Adrian Colunga, Roberto, Jiri Jarosik, Edmilson, Matteo Contini and Humberto Suazo were all signed on large wage packets, the majority on loan, and they provided the manager with the quality to lift the club out of its unhappy predicament. Of that rescue party, only Jarosik, Edmilson and Contini remain at the club. The attacking creativity of Adrian Colunga and Eliseu has certainly been missed, but more than anything Real Zaragoza have regressed without the top class striking instincts of "Chupete" Suazo, who went on to play for Chile at the World Cup and could have made a big name for himself were it not for the injuries which dogged him in South Africa. The blueprint, therefore, for top flight survival appears tried and tested, but this year there will be no parachute signings to aid Javier Aguirre in his struggle against relegation. With debts at the club rising above the 100 million euros mark, Agapito simply cannot afford to pay the wages of players who could make a difference, let alone sign them on a permanent basis. This year, the Aragonese club will have to rely on old-fashioned hard graft to avoid a return to the Liga Adelante. There is talent in the squad, but it remains to be seen whether Aguirre can harness that talent and turn the club into a competitive top flight contender. This weekend, Real Zaragoza host Levante at the Romareda in the biggest match of their season so far. If they fail to win, their prospects for the second half of term will look very grim indeed. 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