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Australian open 2015: Cibulkova ends unseeded Azarenka's run
Tennis | Jan 26, 2015, 10:10 AM ISTMelbourne: Dominika Cibulkova reproduced the kind of tennis that helped her reach the final last year as she beat two-time champion Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 3-6, 6-3 in the fourth round of the Australian Open.Under the
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US Open: Ekaterina Makarova beats Azarenka to reach semis
Tennis | Sep 04, 2014, 09:26 AM ISTNEW YORK : Ekaterina Makarova describes herself as a person who prefers "to stay in the shade." At this year's U.S. Open, she finally believes she deserves to play under the brightest lights. The 26-year-old
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US Open: Ana Ivanovic lone upset in 2nd round
Tennis | Aug 29, 2014, 11:37 AM ISTNEW YORK : Ana Ivanovic's comeback tour has ended with yet another early exit at the U.S. Open. Ivanovic, who had been having her best season since winning the French Open in 2008, looked out
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Azarenka loses comeback match at Indian Wells
Tennis | Mar 08, 2014, 11:59 AM ISTIndian Wells, California: Victoria Azarenka tumbled out of the BNP Paribas Open on Friday, beaten 6-0, 7-6 (2) by American Lauren Davis in her first match in more than a month. Azarenka, from Belarus, had
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Australian Open: Defending champ Azarenka booed
Tennis | Jan 22, 2014, 06:25 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Victoria Azarenka's tumultuous reign as the Australian Open's two-time champion ended Wednesday with a lot of shouting from her and some boos from the crowd.Australian fans love their champions but dislike bad sportsmanship,
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Australian: Nadal, Azarenka into 4th round
Tennis | Jan 18, 2014, 06:19 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Top-seeded Rafael Nadal and two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka looked as if they were in a hurry to get out for late dinners Saturday while posting straight-set victories in their night matches at
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Australian Open: Azarenka breezes into 4th round
Tennis | Jan 18, 2014, 06:04 PM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka made it all look routine Saturday in defeating unseeded Yvonne Meusburger 6-1, 6-0 in a third-round match at the Australian Open. Azarenka broke Meusburger's serve twice in the
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Australian Open: Azarenka, Wozniacki advance
Tennis | Jan 14, 2014, 09:06 AM ISTMelbourne, Australia: Victoria Azarenka began her bid for a third consecutive Australian Open title with a 7-6 (2), 6-2 win over Johanna Larsson on Tuesday as the start of a predicted heat wave arrived at
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WTA: Li eliminates No. 2 Azarenka
Tennis | Oct 25, 2013, 11:40 PM ISTIstanbul: Li Na swept past the ailing Victoria Azarenka 6-2, 6-1 to earn a place in the semifinals of the WTA Championships at the expense of the second-ranked Australian Open champion on Friday.Azarenka hurt her
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US Open: Williams sets up meeting with Azarenka in final
Tennis | Sep 07, 2013, 07:53 AM ISTNew York: Serena Williams was cruising along in the U.S. Open semifinals, serving up another bagel, when, out of nowhere, a competitive tennis match broke out.Didn't last long.The defending champion won the first seven games
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Lauren Davis, substitute for Azarenka, wins at Key Biscayne
Tennis | Mar 23, 2013, 07:20 PM ISTKey Biscayne, Florida, Mar 23: - With an ankle injury forcing two-time champion Victoria Azarenka to withdraw from the Sony Open on Friday, Lauren Davis quickly went from lucky loser to lucky winner.Given a spot
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Azarenka beats Li Na to win Australian Open title
Tennis | Jan 26, 2013, 05:50 PM ISTMelbourne, Jan 26: Victoria Azarenka has won back-to-back Australian Open titles, beating Li Na 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in a dramatic final that contained a break for fireworks and two medical timeouts.Li tumbled twice to the
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Williams, Azarenka into 3rd round in Australian Open
Tennis | Jan 17, 2013, 03:54 PM ISTMelbourne, Jan 17: Apart from a swollen lip that helped take her mind off her injured right ankle, Serena Williams emerged unscathed from her second-round win at the Australian Open.Summoning all her experience from 15
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No. 1-ranked Azarenka into Brisbane semifinals
Tennis | Jan 03, 2013, 04:00 PM ISTBrisbane, Jan 3: Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka wasted no time in a 6-1, 6-0 win over Kazakh qualifier Ksenia Pervak on Thursday, setting up a possible semifinal showdown with Serena Williams at the Brisbane International.Azarenka, the
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Azarenka looks to seal No. 1 spot at WTA finale
Tennis | Oct 22, 2012, 11:08 PM ISTIstanbul (Turkey), Oct 22: Serena Williams returns to WTA Championships with the Wimbledon and U.S. Open titles, plus the Olympic gold medal, yet with no chance of finishing the year as the No. 1 in
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Azarenka, Sharapova reach China Open semis
Tennis | Oct 05, 2012, 09:49 PM ISTBeijing, Oct 5 : Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka and No. 2 Maria Sharapova advanced to the China Open semifinals on Friday.Azarenka defeated Romina Oprandi of Switzerland 6-2, 6-0, and Sharapova beat sixth-seeded Angelique Kerber when the
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Azarenka, Sharapova in last eight in China Open
Tennis | Oct 04, 2012, 09:33 PM ISTBeijing, Oct 4: Top two seeds Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova, both bidding for their first title here, eased into the last eight in straight-set victories at the China Open Thursday.Belarus' World No.1 Azarenka defeated
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Azarenka to meet S.Williams in US Open final
Tennis | Sep 08, 2012, 05:31 PM ISTNew York, Sep 8: Normally so good, so gritty, in the crucible of the third set, Maria Sharapova finally met her match against Victoria Azarenka in their U.S. Open semifinal on Friday.Coming all the way
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Azarenka edges '11 Open champ Stosur on rainy day
Tennis | Sep 05, 2012, 12:33 PM ISTNew York, Sep 5: Victoria Azarenka kept chiding herself—“Don't be a chicken”—while cobbling together a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (5) rain-interrupted win that eliminated defending champion Sam Stosur and put the top-seeded Belarusian in her first
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Azarenka reaches US Open quarters for 1st time
Tennis | Sep 03, 2012, 08:19 PM ISTNew York, Aug 3: Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka reached the U.S. Open quarterfinals for the first time and set up a match against defending champion Sam Stosur.Azarenka played a little raggedly ,but did not have too