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 Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in action against Johanna Konta of Great Britain 6-4, 6-2 to eliminate the last British player in the Miami Masters, with the double grand slam champion from Belarus winning her 11th straight match Wednesday. Konta, a 2016 Australian Open semi-finalist who has improved her WTA ranking by 120 places over recent years, was unable to withstand the firepower of Azarenka, winner of the Indian Wells title this month. Azarenka will play the winner from Australian Open champion Angelique Kerber of Germany, the second seed, and US player Madison Keys. Azarenka is on the comeback trail after two seasons of injuries and already owns a pair of titles this season. So dominant was her performance after getting through a touch-and-go opening set that she committed only two unforced errors in the second set against her 23rd-ranked opponent. "I had trouble reading her serve at the start," Azarenka said. "But I was able to adjust, getting down lower on the returns and playing more aggressively. Conditions are always changing here, today it was windy, but it's been hot on other days. I'm adjusting every day." Azarenka had little time for speculation on possibly becoming the first woman to win the March back-to-back Masters events since Kim Clijsters did it in 2005. "I'm only looking at a semi-final now," Azarenka said. "The final seems so close, but it is really far. I want to continue to fight and get better." Azarenka, whose Miami titles date to 2009 and 2011, is one of two former champions remaining in the field along with Russian Svetlana Kuznetsova (2006). | |||||
Thursday, March 31, 2016
Azarenka moves closer to third Miami title with defeat of Konta
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