Serena Williams falls to Azarenka in US Open semi-finals - GulfToday

Serena Williams falls to Azarenka in US Open semi-finals

  • 11 Sep 2020
Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka returns a shot to Serena Williams during the 2020 U.S. Open tennis tournament semifinal match in New York, U.S., Sept. 10, 2020. Reuters

Serena Williams was beaten 1-6 6-3 6-3 in the semi-finals of the US Open by Victoria Azarenka on Thursday, denying her the chance of winning a record-equalling 24th Grand Slam singles title on home soil this year.

Belarusian Azarenka will play Japan’s Naomi Osaka in her in her third final at Flushing Meadows on Saturday, having lost the previous two to Williams in 2012 and 2013.

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