Victoria Azarenka produced a brilliant display of tennis to dispatch world No. 3 Jessica Pegula and reach the Australian Open semifinals.
The two-time Australian Open champion, now ranked 24th in the world, rolled back the years to beat Pegula, one of the most consistent players on the women’s tour over the past couple of seasons and remaining favorite, 6-4 6-1 in just one hour and 37 minutes. It marks Azarenka’s best performance in Melbourne since she won the second of her two Australian Open crowns in 2013 and it’s her second grand slam semifinal appearance since 2020.
With Azarenka serving at 4-2 up, Pegula had a brilliant opportunity to break back, but the Belarusian held firm to stave off two break points with a couple of unerring shots to maintain her narrow first set lead. However, with Azarenka serving for the first set at 5-3, a combination of nerves and much-improved hitting from Pegula finally broke the 33-year-old for the first time in the match to keep the opening set alive.
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