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Azarenka defeats Cornet in first round of Beijing
Top seed Victoria Azrenka defeated Alize Cornet 6-1 6-0 to advance to R2, where she will play Sabine Lisicki. No. 43-ranked Cornet started the match hitting many winners and going for aggressive play. She broke world no. 1 Azarenka’s serve in the opening game. After being broken in her [...] -
Azarenka pulls out against Kerber in Tokyo, Radwanska beats Wozniacki
Top seed Victoria Azarenka pulled out of her quarterfinal encounter against Angelique Kerber at the Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012 in Tokyo. World no.1 Azarenka, who had complained about feeling a bit dizzy during her 6-4 6-2 victory against Italy’s Vinci in the previous round, decided to retire from today’s [...] -
Azarenka beats Vinci, meets Kerber in Tokyo QFs
Victoria Azarenka was untroubled in the third round of Tokyo WTA tournament as she dismissed Roberta Vinci in two sets. Top seed and World No. 1 Azarenka had beaten fourteenth-seeded Italian Vinci twice before meeting her in third round of the Pan Pacific Open 2012. Both of their previous encounters [...] -
Azarenka and Wozniacki move into the third round of the Pan Pacific Open
Victoria Azarenka and Caroline Wozniacki both won their second round matches on Tuesday to reach the last 16 of the Premier 5 event in Tokyo. The tournament boasts an especially strong field, and the progression of these big names not only adds intrigue to the event’s latter rounds, but also [...] -
WTA Toray Pan Pacific Open 2012, Tokyo Draw Preview and Analysis
The first major tournament of the Asian Swing is already underway. The Toray Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo offers a hefty 900 ranking points for the winner, as well as a total prize money pot of over $2million. Most important for fans though, is the opportunity to see the WTA’s [...] -
WTA Tour – Women’s Tennis Finally Moves on from a Period of “Instability”
You do not have to search for very long to come across articles bemoaning the state of women’s tennis. “Wacky”, “crazy”, “unpredictable” – all of these words have been brandished in an attempt to describe how the WTA tour has played out recently. Fingers are pointed at the recent flux [...] -
Serena Williams beats Azarenka in US Open final, wins 15th Grand Slam career title
Follow Djokovic vs Murray Live US Open 2012 Serena Williams is the 2012 US Open champion after defeating world no.1 Victoria Azarenka in a three set battle 6-2 2-6 7-5. This is the 4th Flushing Meadows triumph for the American and her 15th Grand Slam career title overall. She was [...] -
Azarenka books place in US Open 2012 final, defeats Sharapova
Victoria Azarenka is through to her first US Open final after a epic three set victory over Maria Sharapova, earning a 3-6 6-2 6-4 victory in 2 hours and 42 minutes. She will face Sara Errani or Serena Williams, hoping to become a two times slam winner on the year. [...] -
Match Preview: Victoria Azarenka vs Maria Sharapova US Open semifinal
One of the developing rivalries in tennis will have its latest chapter on Friday, as Victoria Azarenka takes on Maria Sharapova in the US Open semi-finals. The players’ head-to-head record is almost even, with Azarenka leading 5-4 in career match-ups, but both women will be extremely keen – to say [...] -
Sharapova maintains perfect three-set record to reach US Open semi-finals
For the second match in a row, a rain delay gave Maria Sharapova the chance to sort out her mind, sort out her game and overcome a tricky and determined opponent. Just as her fortunes changed after the one-hour delay against Nadia Petrova in the fourth round, when she was [...] -
Azarenka scrapes past Stosur in US Open quarter-final marathon
Victoria Azarenka had never lost to Sam Stosur in their six previous meetings; in fact, she had never even lost a set to the Australian. Stosur’s famed “kicker” second serve does not scare the world number one, nor does her bombastic forehand and attacking style of play. But it was [...] -
Rain Delay at US Open: Latest update and scores from New York
After a couple of hours of rain delay, play should resume shortly in New York… The weather forecast wasn’t looking so good for today at the Flushing Meadows, with the matches at Arthur Ashe and Luis Armstrong stadiums being interrupted due to rain. Tuesday’s Matches: Victoria Azarenka def. Sam [...] -
Azarenka storms into the 2012 US Open quarters
Top seed Victoria Azarenka stormed into the quarter-finals of the US Open for the first time in her career on Sunday, comfortably dispatching surprise package Anna Tatishvili in the fourth round with a straight sets 6-2 6-2 victory. The Australian Open champion has been in stunning from so far in [...]
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