Azarenka looks stronger and stronger.
After a very succesful Australian Campaign (Sydney and Melbourne) she is clearly aiming at get another title in Doha.
There was not much to say about her match vs Wickmayer where her superior tenins gave a one way match.
Last year was a quite different story. An early los vs Daniela Hanthucova made her thinking about quitting tennis.
‘Last year by this time I was a little bit of a mess. I couldn’t control any of my emotions, and I didn’t really enjoy playing tennis,’ she added.
‘I lost a really, really bad match here and a few before that. It was just not fun for me to do, because I’m the type of player that plays with a lot of passion, a lot of desire.
‘Every time I was stepping on the court, it was a misery to me. So I just told my mom, I don’t want to play anymore because it’s not fun.
‘She’s like ‘You know what? I think maybe you’re tired, you’re burned out. Just come home and see what happens’.
‘And then a few long talks with my grandmother and I kinda bounced back. I realised there are more important things in life than just losing a tennis match.’
The Belaruss will play Radwanska in the semis (6-1 6-1 to Christina McHale).
In the other semifinal Stosur (6-2, 2-6, 6-3 over Romanian Monica Niculescu) will play Marion Bartoli (7-5, 4-6, 6-1 over Safarova).
