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 | Azarenka turned Ivanovic and qualified for the 1/4-final of US Open4-09-2013 |
Seeded in the scheme of Grand Slam tournaments US Open Victoria Azarenka qualified for the quarter-finals after turnaround and a dramatic win with 4:6, 6:3, 6:4 against Ana Ivanovic. The match continued 2 hours and 10 minutes.
Ivanovic went very well in the game and made a breakthrough in the first service game of Azarenka to lead with 2:0 and then solidified her lead - 3:0.
The Serb served to win the set at 5:3, but felt a little hesitation in her game, allowing Azarenka to return the breakthrough and reduce her liabilities side - 5:4.
Victoria Azarenka was serving for remaining in the first set when Ivanovic made some excellent plays, which helped her to win the set with 6:4 games.
The second set was filled with errors of the two tennis players who have difficulty won their passing. In the first five games the two exchanged five breakthroughs. Ivanovic won only one of her passes and logically lost the set with 3:6.
Ivanovic did not give up and at 3:5 in the third set saved two match points to get closer only to a game from alignment. The Serb affect another match point, but in her fourth opportunity Azarenka reached her and congratulated with the victory.
Victoria Azarenka showed better nerves in crucial moments of the game, and in the next phase her rival will be Daniela Hantuchova. The match will be remembered with that the two made a 16 breakthroughs.