• Azarenka beat Varvara Lepchenko 6-3,6-4 to reach quarter-finals
• Two-time grand slam champion is returning to her bestIf Petra Kvitova had been considered the player with the most weapons in the fight to stop Serena Williams’s charge at history in this US Open, Victoria Azarenka, or when fit,was always the consensus pick as the second best player in the women’s game.
On day eight, the former world No1, or now ranked No20,showed how fit she was. Moving freely again, hitting her ground strokes with all her frail power and discretion and grounding her attack on a sound serve (73% first serves in, and 70% points won),she beat the 46th-ranked Varvara Lepchenko 6-3, 6-4 in an hour and 38 minutes for a status in the quarter-finals on the other side of the draw from the Williams sisters, and Serena and Venus,who meet in their own quarter-final on Tuesday. Related: Williams’ showdown at the US Open guaranteed to absorb world watching Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com