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  Australian open 2015: Cibulkova ends unseeded Azarenka's run

  Tennis | January 26, 2015 10:10 IST

  Melbourne: 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 | September 04, 2014 9:26 IST

  NEW 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 | August 29, 2014 11:37 IST

  NEW 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 | March 08, 2014 11:59 IST

  Indian 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 | January 22, 2014 18:25 IST

  Melbourne, 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 | January 18, 2014 18:19 IST

  Melbourne, 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 | January 18, 2014 18:04 IST

  Melbourne, 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 | January 14, 2014 9:06 IST

  Melbourne, 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 | October 25, 2013 23:40 IST

  Istanbul: 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 | September 07, 2013 7:53 IST

  New 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 | March 23, 2013 19:20 IST

  Key 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 | January 26, 2013 17:50 IST

  Melbourne, 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 | January 17, 2013 15:54 IST

  Melbourne, 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 | January 03, 2013 16:00 IST

  Brisbane, 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 | October 22, 2012 23:08 IST

  Istanbul (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 | October 05, 2012 21:49 IST

  Beijing, 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 | October 04, 2012 21:33 IST

  Beijing, 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 | September 08, 2012 17:31 IST

  New 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 | September 05, 2012 12:33 IST

  New 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 | September 03, 2012 20:19 IST

  New 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