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Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka in the final, 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 to win the women's singles tennis title at the 2012 US Open. It was her fourth US Open singles title and 15th major singles title overall. Azarenka served for the championship and led 5–3 in the third set. It was the first time since 1995 that the final went to three ...
In the red group, their respective records in their group, World no. 1 Victoria Azarenka was 7–14, Serena Williams was 16–3, Angelique Kerber was 2–8 and Li Na was 10–10. Leading the group Azarenka, has a poor record against Williams being 1–10 lifetime against her and having lost their last eight encounters, 4 times in 2012.
Azarenka on a Belarusian postage stamp. Victoria Fiodaraŭna Azarenka [a] (born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She has been ranked as the world No. 1 in women's singles by the Women's Tennis Association (WTA), having held the position for a total of 51 weeks (including as the year-end No. 1 in 2012).
Azarenka then took an early break advantage just to see Williams break right back. Azarenka however broke in the 7th game of the second set and held to serve for the title in the tenth game, but just to get broken. Azarenka then was serving to stay in the match at the twelfth game and was up 40–30 but got broken to hand the title to Williams.
A revitalised Azarenka began to take charge and the errors started creeping into Williams game, Azarenka then took the second set with a similar scoreline. Azarenka led by an early break in the final set, just to see Williams come back and serve for it in the tenth game only to get broken and lead to a tie-break, which Azarenka took 8 points to 6.
Mar 2012: Indian Wells Open, U.S. Premier M Hard Maria Sharapova 6–2, 6–3 Loss 12–9: Apr 2012: Stuttgart Open, Germany Premier Clay (i) Maria Sharapova 1–6, 4–6 Loss 12–10: May 2012: Madrid Open, Spain Premier M Clay (blue) Serena Williams 1–6, 3–6 Loss 12–11: Sep 2012: US Open, United States Grand Slam Hard Serena Williams 2 ...
Azarenka is a two-time Cincinnati Open champion, most notably defeating Serena Williams in the 2013 final. She also won the event in 2020 when it was held in New York City due to the pandemic ...
Victoria Azarenka: 2012 Madrid Open, Spain Clay (Blue) Final 6–1, 6–3 Winner: 14. Victoria Azarenka 2012 Summer Olympics, London, United Kingdom Grass Semifinals 6–1, 6–2 Winner: 15. Victoria Azarenka 2012 US Open, New York, United States Hard Final 6–2, 2–6, 7–5 Winner: 16. Victoria Azarenka 2012 WTA Tour Championships, İstanbul ...