Victoria Azarenka breezes past Elise Mertens 6-1 6-0 in the quarter in New York on Wednesday after playing a great match to clash against Serena Williams in the semifinal.
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Azarenka started the set strong after breaking Mertens in the 2nd game (2-0). Notwithstanding, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Victoria to win the set because Elise succeeded in breaking back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Victoria maintained her focus to break Elise in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before managing to win the set (6-1).
Elise was eclipsed in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 2-1 to 6-1.
The Belarussian converted 100% of her break points (3/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 4th (2-1 40-A and 40-A) and the 6th game (4-1 0-40). Also, on the other side, Elise converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had her opportunities in the 2nd game (0-2 15-40 and 30-40).
They played 48 points. Azarenka was the one to win the set after conquering 8 points more than the Belgian (28-20). The Belarussian surrendered 12 points on serve (16-12). On the other side, the Belgian conceded 12 points on serve (8-12).
Elise wasn’t able to offer any resistance in this set and the Belarussian won the set 6-0.
Victoria converted 50% of her break points (3/6). She had 6 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 3rd (2-0 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A) and the 5th game (4-0 30-40). On the other side, the Belgian was unable to convert any of her 2 break points. She had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (0-1 15-40 and 30-40).
They contested 45 points. Victoria was the one to win the set after conquering 13 more points than Mertens (29-16). The Belarussian conceded 8 points on serve (15-8). on the other side of the net, Elise conceded 14 points on serve (8-14).
Victoria will add to her prize money $ 375,000 after managing to win this match. She has won already $ 800,000 as of now in this competition. If she wins the next match, the Belarussian will add $ 700,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 1,500,000.
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
At the end of the match, Azarenka scored 60 points vs. Elise’s 35.
Azarenka was pretty focused in converting 55% of the break points that she procured (6/11). On the other side, Elise wasn’t that great in converting her break points (only 25% – 1/4). That was one of the key issues for her demise.
After this match, the head to head between Azarenka and Mertens is 1-0 for Victoria.
Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs. Elise Mertens U.S. Open – New York
Azarenka’s Interview
Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Serena Williams – stats
Azarenka will play Williams in the semifinal.
This will be the 23rd time that Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams clash against each other. The head to head is 18-4 for Williams (see full H2H stats), 9-4 on hard.
The last time that they squared off, Williams won 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Indian Wells back in 2019.
Tennis Scores at the
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- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Shelby RogersRogers (6-3 6-4) – Stats and score progression
Upcoming matches
- Jennifer BradyBrady – Naomi OsakaOsaka (0-1) – H2H details and stats
- Serena WilliamsWilliams – Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka (18-4) – H2H details and stats