Top-ranked Victoria Azarenka was pushed to the limit by defending champion Sam Stosur before winning in a third-set tiebreaker at the US Open quarterfinals.
Azarenka eked out a 6-1, 4-6, 7-6 (5) victory on Tuesday in 2 hours, 23 minutes not including an early 76-minute rain delay. She had never lost even a set to the Australian in six previous meetings, but Stosur rallied time and again after a lopsided first set.
The seventh-seeded Stosur came back from down a break twice in the third set. Then in the tiebreaker, she recovered from trailing 4-0 to tie it at 5-5.
Azarenka, the Australian Open champ from Belarus, never wavered. Her final forehand touched down on the baseline, forcing Stosur into a wild backhand.
Other results
Marion Bartoli (11), France, leads Maria Sharapova (3), Russia, 4—0 (15—30), suspended, rain.
Marcel Granollers and Marc Lopez (6), Spain, def. Alexander Peya, Austria, and Bruno Soares (15), Brazil, 6—3, 6—4.
Sara Errani and Roberta Vinci (2), Italy, def. Julia Goerges, Germany, and Kveta Peschke (11), Czech Republic, 6—2, 7—6 (2).
via The Hindu Newspaper http://www.thehindu.com/sport/article3859978.ece
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