French Open: Rain suspends Sharapova vs Azarenka semi

Rain interrupted Thursday’s French Open semi-final between Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka with the match tied at 6-1, 2-6.

Rain interrupted Thursday’s French Open semi-final between Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka with the match tied at 6-1, 2-6.

Victoria Azarenka expects another “intense” battle against Maria Sharapova Thursday when the pair open a new chapter in their uneasy relationship with a place in the French Open final at stake.

World number three Victoria Azarenka reached her first French Open semi-final on Wednesday when she defeated friend and former doubles partner, Maria Kirilenko of Russia, 7-6 (7/3) 6-2.

Third seed Victoria Azarenka reached the French Open quarter-finals for the third time on Monday with a 6-3, 6-0 win over 2010 champion Francesca Schiavone.

With an ankle injury forcing two-time champion Victoria Azarenka to withdraw from the Sony Open on Friday, Lauren Davis quickly went from lucky loser to lucky winner.

Victoria Azarenka said she was delighted with her response Saturday after shrugging off a gamesmanship controversy and a hostile crowd to retain her Australian Open title.

Victoria Azarenka defeated an injured Li Na in a dramatic final to retain her Australian Open title and remain world number one on Saturday.

Victoria Azarenka or Serena Williams will hold the WTA’s No. 1 ranking Monday depending on the result of Saturday’s Australian Open final between Azarenka and China’s Li Na.

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka breezed into the Australian Open quarter-finals on Monday with an easy straight-sets defeat of unseeded Russian Elena Vesnina.
Serena Williams says Lance Armstrong let all athletes down by doping and lying about it for so long, while No. 1-ranked Victoria Azarenka says the disgraced cyclist “deserves everything he gets.”

Serena Williams says Lance Armstrong let all athletes down by doping and lying about it for so long, while No. 1-ranked Victoria Azarenka says the disgraced cyclist “deserves everything he gets.”

Title favorite Serena Williams and defending champion Victoria Azarenka advanced in contrasting styles Saturday to the fourth round of the Australian Open.

Victoria Azarenka is starting to find some rhythm in her Australian Open title defense, almost dancing onto Rod Laver Arena to some disco tunes before racing through her 6-1, 6-0 second-round win over Eleni Daniilidou in 55 minutes.