2024-08-30 20:23:00
Despite being 35 years old, Victoria Azarenka (20th WTA) is still one of the top women’s tennis players in the world. Although the Belarusian had her greatest success a few years ago – winning the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013 – she is now also a dangerous opponent for top ten players. Starting Monday, Azarenka competes in the U.S. Open, where she won the mixed doubles title in 2007.
Azarenka’s U.S. Open season is over. a sensational failure
In the first match, the Belarusian tennis player defeated Ukrainian player Yulia Starodubtseva (WTA 146th) 3:6, 6:1, 6:1, and in the second round , she was better than Clara Burel (WTA 56th), who won 6 matches: 1 without any major problems, 6:4. In the 1/16 finals, Victoria Azarenka faced Wang Yafan (80th WTA). It seems that with such a big difference in rankings, the 35-year-old should have no problem beating the Chinese team.
At the same time, in the first set, Wang, who is five years younger than me, showed her ability. When the score was 4:4, she first broke the former champion and then won with her serve. In the second game of the match, Azarenka took the initiative, although the Chinese woman once again won the serve in the first game. After that, the Belarusian’s game was much calmer. She won the game one after another and finally won 6:3.
That means the winner of Friday’s game will be decided in the third round. Can Victoria Azarenka keep her winning streak going after winning the second set? This is not the case. Wang Yafan, ranked 80th, found a way to beat his more experienced and successful opponents. To the surprise of fans and pundits alike, she quickly jumped into a 4-0 lead before giving the 35-year-old just one game to play. The game lasted 40 minutes and ended with a score of 6:1. The 30-year-old was in slightly better shape throughout the game. Once the battle was over, she couldn’t hide her joy.
With this victory, the Chinese combination will face Paola Badosa (29th WTA) in the US Open 1/8 finals, while the Belarusian combination will return to China.
Victoria Azarenka-Wang Yafan 4:6, 6:3, 1:6
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