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Victoria Azarenka was not intimidated by Serena Williams' roars: "This year is a lot more fun"

The Belarusian, who defeated the American and qualified for the Grand Slam final for the first time after 7 years, told of the process she went through during the difficult period: "I am somewhere else now."

Serena is not going to break down

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Friday, 11 September 2020, 13:57

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The women's semifinals at the US Championships tonight (Thursday to Friday) restored some of the lost respect of the women's round in world tennis, with two quality encounters and mostly the thing most lacking in the industry - real rivalry. Victoria Azarenka met Serena Williams for what used to be the big fight of The women's round (the two met 23 times in 12 years) Tonight they faced each other again and in the end the Belarusian was the one who won 6: 1, 3: 6, 3: 6 and qualified for the final, where she will play against the Japanese Osaka speeches. Only the second time in the last 18 years that three Grand Slam semi-finalists have won a Grand Slam in the past.

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So much happiness.

Azarenka knows how to appreciate the achievement (Photo: Reuters)

Seven years without a final.

Azarenka (Photo: Reuters)

Finally, a real rivalry.

Azarenka in front of Serena (Photo: Reuters)

The 31-year-old Azarenka, who won two Grand Slams in Australia in 2012 and 2013, is in excellent shape and will reach the final with 11 consecutive victories.

She was scheduled to meet Osaka about two weeks ago in the final of the Cincinnati tournament, which was canceled due to an injury to the Japanese.

Azarenka qualified for the Grand Slam final for the first time in seven years, when she last lost to Serena in the final in New York 2013. Now, after a difficult and long period for her personally, a period that included a series of injuries, becoming a mother, custody battles over her son Leo and many ego difficulties - She's back to the top again.

And she explains: "When you come out of nowhere, and then you become number 1 in the world, sometimes you may start to think you are invincible, and that you are better than everyone else, and that is not true. Then the ego starts to grow. And it hurts a lot that it hurts.

" "I tried to move it aside and learn from my mistakes from this ego, to mature and internalize, to understand that if you are a tennis player it does not make you better or worse than others, that you are still human, and what you can do is get the best out of yourself and get better."

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This time it did not frighten the opponent.

Serena (Photo: Reuters)

One of the key moments in the game was in the third act.

Serena, another two weeks old at 39, after playing three consecutive games of three sets, struggled to cope with the pace and strengths of Azarenka, and at one point stopped, leaned on the net, and asked for ankle care.

Azarenka sat in her chair in silence.

She closed her eyes and looked calm and cool.

After five minutes of craving a month, and while Serena tried to pick up the pace - and mostly raised the volume of her cries and roars for points, with loud "cum on" shouts threatening her rivals - Azarenka was the one who got up and won.

"Mentally I'm in a completely different place," Azarenka said, adding with a smile: "If seven years ago qualifying for the final was something to be expected for me, this time it's different. It's a lot more fun. More satisfying. It feels nicer."

Serena, as is well known, is chasing the 24th Grand Slam of her career, in an attempt to equal Margaret Kurt's all-time record, but even after she surrendered tonight, and even after actually losing four consecutive Grand Slam finals, she does not break.

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"Obviously it's disappointing," says Serena, "but at the same time, today I did everything I could. I feel like other times I was close, and I could have done better. Today I felt I gave my all."

Serena, who has made it clear that her injury has nothing to do with the loss, claims she has no intention of breaking up now.

"Yes, obviously I'm going to Paris," she was asked about attending Roland Garros, "no doubt."

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