In a battle of former world no.1 Victoria Azarenka topples the 2019 runner-up Serena Williams 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semifinal in New York on Thursday. Azarenka will engage against Naomi Osaka in the final.
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Williams got off on the right foot in the set after breaking Azarenka in the 1st game (1-0) before consolidating her break and lead 4-0. Williams improved her lead after breaking Victoria in the 3rd (3-0) and in the 7th (6-1) game before winning the set.
Victoria lost the 7th game (6-1) when she was comfortably leading 40-0. A defining moment of this set was when Serena won 4 consecutive games in the 1st set to change the scoreline from 0-0 to 4-0.
Williams was unerring in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 2nd (2-0 30-40) and the 7th game (5-1 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, the American didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They contested 44 points. The American won 12 more points than Azarenka (28-16). Serena was extremely solid on serve to drop just 4 points (11-4). Regarding the other side of the net, Victoria conceded 17 points on serve (12-17).
Victoria won the set after she broke Serena in the 5th (3-2) and in the 9th (6-3) game.
The Belarussian converted 66% of her break points (2/3). She had 3 break points opportunities in the 5th (2-2 15-40), the 7th (4-2 40-A) and the 9th game (5-3 15-40). On the other side, the American wasn’t able to convert 1 break point in the 2nd game (1-0 30-40).
They played 52 points. The Belarussian won 12 points more than Williams (32-20). The Belarussian surrendered 6 points on serve (18-6). on the other side of the court, Serena conceded 14 points on serve (14-14).
Azarenka conquered a leading position at the beginning of the set after breaking Williams in the 2nd game (2-0) before consolidating her break and lead 3-0. That break was the key and it was sufficient for Azarenka to win the set (6-3) as there were no other breaks.
Williams capitulated the 2nd game (2-0) when she was comfortably leading 40-0.
Victoria converted 50% of her break points (1/2). She had 2 break points opportunities in the 2nd game (1-0 40-A and 40-A). On the other side, Azarenka didn’t concede a single break point during this set.
They played 55 points. Azarenka won 5 more points than Williams (30-25). Victoria lost 9 points on serve (20-9). on the other side of the court, the American conceded 10 points on serve (16-10).
Victoria will add to her prize money $ 700,000 after managing to win this match. She has won already $ 1,500,000 after this win. If she wins the next match, Azarenka will add $ -1,500,000 to her earnings to get in total $ 0 in total.
Stats: aces, double faults and breaks
At the end of the match, Victoria scored 81 points vs. Williams’s 78.
The Belarussian won this match even if she had a tough time converting her break points since she converted only 43% (3/7) of the procured opportunities. On the other side, Serena was sharp when converting 60% of the break points that she conquered points (3/5). Yet, that was not enough to win the contest.
After this contest, the head to head between Azarenka and Williams is 5-18 for Serena.
Highlights Victoria Azarenka vs. Serena Williams U.S. Open – New York
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Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Naomi Osaka – stats
Azarenka will compete against Osaka in the final.
This will be the 4th time that Victoria Azarenka and Naomi Osaka face off. The head to head is 2-1 for Osaka (see full H2H stats), but Azarenka has a winning record of 1-0 on hard.
The last time that they played, Osaka won 4-6 7-5 6-3 in the 2nd round in Paris back in 2019.
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- Victoria AzarenkaAzarenka – Serena WilliamsWilliams (1-6 6-3 6-3) – Stats and score progression
- Naomi OsakaOsaka – Jennifer BradyBrady (7-61 3-6 6-3) – Stats and score progression
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