Caroline Wozniacki suddenly has a shot at her best finish in a Grand Slam tournament since capturing the Australian Open title — the lone major victory of her career — in 2018.

The former No. 1 player in the world advanced to the fourth round of the U.S. Open for the second consecutive year — after returning to the sport in 2023 following a three-year absence to start a family — with a 6-3, 6-2 win on the Grandstand court Saturday over French qualifier Jessika Ponchet.

The 33-year-old Wozniacki will face the winner of Saturday night’s match between No. 15 Anna Kalinskaya and No. 22 Beatriz Haddad Mala for a spot in the quarterfinals.

Wozniacki — a two-time Open finalist, albeit not since 2014 — retired from the sport in 2020 and had two children during her time off with her husband, former Knicks forward David Lee.

The Denmark native returned to the game in June of last year and thrilled the crowds at Billie Jean King National Tennis Center as a wild-card entry before losing in the fourth round last year to eventual champion Coco Gauff.

Wozniacki was knocked out in the third round at Wimbledon earlier this summer, but she won each of her first two matches earlier this week in straight sets over Nao Hibino and Renata Zarazua.