Serena Williams loses to Victoria Azarenca in the Semi Finals of US Open Tennis. The unseeded Belarusian Victoria fought back to overcome Williams, seeded third, 1-6, 6-3, 6-3 in 1hr 56min. Two-time Grand Slam winner Azarenka had never beaten Serena before in a Grand Slam and she seemed to be heading for another agonizing loss after being hammered 6-1 in the first set.But the 31-year-old turned the tide in set two, upping her service game and drastically reducing her unforced errors as she began to dictate lengthy rallies.
The player from Belarus also suffered a heartbreaking loss to Williams in the 2012 US Open, when she served for the match at 5-3 in the third set only to lose 7-5. Azarenka was determined that history would not repeat itself. Serving for the match, she hit a double fault before smashing her fastest serve of the night at 109 mph.Azarenca's last Slam title came at the 2013 Australian Open, when she retained the crown she had won a year earlier.
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