Danish tennis player Caroline Wozniacki said she was drawing comfort from her fellow supporters of the Liverpool soccer club in her first public comments since golfer Rory McIlroy announced their wedding had been called off.

The 25-year-old Northern Irishman issued a statement on the eve of the BMW PGA Championship at Wentworth saying he was not ready for marriage.

"It's a hard time for me right now," former world No 1 Wozniacki said on Twitter on Thursday.