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 | Serena beat Azarenka and qualified for the semi-finals in Istanbul26-10-2012 |
In the red group match of the tournament on the women's tennis Masters in Istanbul the American Serena Williams won a solid victory against the leader in the world rankings Victoria Azarenka / Belarus / with 6:4 and 6:4. Serena Williams, the third in the world rankings, made 11 ace,s demonstrated power on the court and after beating Victoria Azarenka qualified for the semifinals of the Masters tournament in Istanbul.
Serena Williams ended her participation in the red group with full asset of three victories in three games.
Victoria Azarenka on Friday must beat the Chinese woman Li Na to qualify for the semifinals of the tournament.
In the first match of Group Li Na defeat Angelica Kerber / Germany / with 6:4 and 6:3.
The first victory of the Chinese woman in the tournament retains her chances to qualify for the semifinals. However, this depends on the results of other matches in the group.
Seeded fifth German Kerber plays for the first time in WTA championship which precedes the end of the season, but lost all three matches of the group stage, despite her strong performance in different moments.