By Raleigh McPherson
NEW YORK
(TheSportsNext) September 5, 2012: Victoria Azarenka of Belarus proved why
she is the world number one tennis player on Tuesday when she kicked out the US
Open defending champion Samantha Stosur of Australia, who was seventh seeded in
the event, with a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (7/5) victory that earned her semifinals berth
in the US Open 2012.
With this victory, Victoria Azarenka, 23, has made sure that
she will remain as they world number one even if she faces defeat in the
semifinal of the US Open 2012 at the Flushing Meadows.
Victoria Azarenka showed she had the appetite for success as
she never lost her confidence and composure and ousted the seventh seeded
defending champion in a hard-fought encounter.
The current Australian Open champion now awaits winner of
the quarterfinal match between Marion Bartoli of France, 11th
seeded, and Maria Sharapova of Russia, third seeded in the semifinal clash.
It is important to mention here that Maria Sharapova
completed her career Grand Slam this year by winning the French Open title and
is looking in great touch at the US Open.
With rains hitting the tennis action on Tuesday most of the
matches were put off for Wednesday but Victoria Azarenka completed her victory
on Tuesday despite of a 75-minute delay in the first set.
Samantha Stosur is yet to find a solution to her Azarenka
problems as the Australian tennis player is yet to defeat her Belarusian
opponent in their six meetings at the top level.
Talking about her attitude and appetite for victory,
Victoria Azarenka told reporters, "I don't want to stop yet”.
When asked about her opponent, Azarenka stated, "She
played amazing. The level was so much harder today. She made me play my
best."
Admitting to the pressure of the match, Azarenka said, “We
both showed some excellent tennis. You could feel the pressure all the time. We
really both gave it all. We fought really hard, making each other run like
crazy."
With this triumph, Victoria Azarenka also avoided becoming
the first US Open women's top seed to crash out before the semis since Dinara
Safina's third-round exit in 2009. However, another interesting point is that
no women’s top seed has gone on to win a Grand Slam title since 2010 when
Serena Williams won the Wimbledon title while no women’s top seed has won the
US Open title since 2007 when Justine Henin achieved the feat.
However, Victoria Azarenka enjoys psychological advantage
against both of her potential semi-final opponents as she leads Maria Sharapova
5-4 and Mario Bartoli 8-3.
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