Along with possibly creating a fairy-tale ending of her own, Caroline Wozniacki has been a destroyer of dreams at this year’s US Open. First, she dashed the hopes of American sweetheart Melanie Oudin in the quarterfinals. Now she has put unseeded Yanina Wickmayer’s dreams of a title here to rest with a solid 6-3, 6-3 victory in the semis.

The 9th-seeded Wozniacki has one more match to win before she can complete the fairy-tale and hoist the trophy: She’ll have to do it against former champion Kim Clijsters, a task that many think would truly create a fable for the ages. But for those that have been following the sport closely, Wozniacki’s run to the final here is not such a tall tale.

Wozniacki has won three titles in 2009, and has posted an impressive overall won/lost record of 61-17. This is the farthest she has ever gone in a Grand Slam tournament, and it appears she has gained a great deal of poise since she lost here last year in the fourth round. That was evident in her previous defeat of Oudin, where she had more than 20,000 people rooting for her opponent. It was also apparent in this evening’s match, Wozniacki playing confidently in the glare of the spotlight and with a berth in the final at stake.

Wickmayer, on the other hand, seemed happy just to be here. She was somewhat fortunate to this point of the tournament in that her highest ranked opponent was 16th-seeded Virginie Razzano, who she defeated in the first round. Still, getting to the semis of a Grand Slam is no small feat, and it is probable that the Belgian Wickmayer would have had a ton of press and been feted as this year’s phenom were it not for the home-grown Oudin being placed on that pedestal.

Wozniacki has ably dispatched both of the young upstarts, and is now poised to be the Queen of Queens if she can win tomorrow night. While Clijsters has been extremely impressive here, give Wozniacki a fighting chance: Clijsters has not been back on the tour for that long, and may well be due for an off day. Of course, it’s more likely that Wozniacki’s dream dies tomorrow, but she’ll be in the mix at the upper end of women’s tennis for several years to come.