Victoria Azarenka
PARIS, FRANCE - JUNE 01: Aleksandra Wozniak of Canada serves during her women's singles third round match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during day 6 of the French Open at Roland Garros on June 1, 2012 in Paris, France.
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She's a tricky opponent ... I definitely have to come up with good tennis in my next round.
I didn't really know my opponent today, and it took me the first few games to kind of understand what she does and what kind of game she plays to adjust a little bit ... But after a few games I started to find my better rhythm. Definitely played much better today.
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Newsday's coverage
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Azarenka back to best in 2nd round of French Open
-- Victoria Azarenka was back to her top-ranked self at the French Open on Wednesday.The Australian Open champion from Belarus easily advanced to the third round at Roland Garros by beating Dinah Pfizenmaier of Germany 6-1, 6-1 on Court Philippe Chatrier.In Read more »
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Federer beats Tipsarevic to make Madrid Open final
edged Juan Martin del Potro 7-6 (5), 7-6 (6) in the other semifinal.On the women's side, Serena Williams will meet top-ranked Victoria Azarenka in the final after they dispensed with their rivals in straight sets.While both Rafael Nadal and top-ranked Novak Read more »
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Azarenka beats Kuznetsova on blue clay in Madrid
-- Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka beat Svetlana Kuznetsova of Russia 7-6 (5), 6-4 Sunday in a tough first-round match on the new blue clay court at the Madrid Open.Azarenka, the Australian Open champion, was runner-up in this tournament last year. The Belarus Read more »
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Azarenka, Sharapova advance in Stuttgart
-- Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka needed nearly 3 hours to overcome big-serving Mona Barthel 6-4, 6-7 (3), 7-5 on Friday for a place in the Porsche Grand Prix semifinals that feature the top four players in the world rankings.Azarenka will face fourth-ranked Read more »
Around the web
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Federer falters for set; that’s all Mahut can get
Anabel Medina Garrigues (29), Spain, 6-2, 6-1. Sam Stosur (6), Australia, def. Nadia Petrova (27), Russia, 6-3, 6-3. Victoria Azarenka (1), Belarus, def. Aleksandra Wozniak, Canada, 6-4, 6-4. Angelique Kerber (10), Germany, def. Flavia Pennetta (18), Italy, 43 m ago from Arkansas Online Read more »
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Top-ranked players race the clock at French Open
against the clock. Because of a few long matches and a bit of a backlog from the previous day, both Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka were late on court Friday and both completed third-round victories just as the sun was setting. "Last 15 minutes was very 46 m ago from SuperSport Read more »
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Wozniak puts up a fight in French Open loss to Azarenka
has made a habit of doing in recent years. Unfortunately, it was once again in vain, as Wozniak was defeated by world No. 1 Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 in the fading light Friday, out of the French Open in the third round. “I have to continue to put pressure 6/1/12 from Canada.com Read more »
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Top seeds squeeze in wins during daylight in French Open
leisurely French Open program ran overtime for a second straight day on Friday, but top seeds Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka managed to squeeze in wins during the last minutes of playable daylight. The elite were delayed by long-running matches, including 6/1/12 from Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (Georgia) Read more »
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Aleksandra Wozniak knocked out of French Open by Victoria Azarenka
of former junior rivals. JACQUES DEMARTHON/AFP/GETTY IMAGES PARIS—Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak lost 6-4, 6-4 to top seed Victoria Azarenka in the third round of the French Open on Friday in a meeting of former junior rivals. It was Wozniak's second defeat at 6/1/12 from Toronto Star Read more »
