MELBOURNE: Caroline Wozniacki thought “this can’t be real” as she finally won her first Grand Slam title on Saturday and regained world number one status for the first time in six years.

Wozniacki threw her racquet in the air and collapsed to the ground in tears after battling Simona Halep found the net on match point in the Australian Open final.

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