18 Results for victoria azarenka

Who's who of women's tennis?

Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com

...Venus Williams, No. 4 Elena Dementieva, No. 5 Jelena Jankovic, No. 7 Vera Zvonareva, No. 8 Victoria Azarenka, plus No. 11 Ana Ivanovic and No. 29 Maria Sharapova. Now, of course, there were extenuating...

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Don't overlook deceiving del Potro

Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com

The beautiful (talented) people at this U.S. Open are identified by a single name: Venus, Rafa, Serena, Roger, Novak, Maria, etc. The younges...

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Nadal draws tough opener in New York

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

If coming off wonky knees isn't enough to derail Rafael Nadal, his path through the U.S. Open field is littered with obstacles.

Story | Conversation | August 27, 2009

All or nothing for Serena Williams

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

Serena Williams' focus is on the majors -- understandably. But will her 2009 non-Slam doldrums carry over into the U.S. Open?

Story | Conversation | August 24, 2009

Will Safina finally rise to the occasion?

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

With all eyes on the seemingly invincible Williams sisters, can Dinara Safina wash away the miserable failures of her past Slam experiences or crack under the pressure?

Story | Conversation | June 30, 2009

Cibulkova nearly pitches a shutout

Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com

...faces No. 1-ranked Dinara Safina in the semifinals Thursday. Safina survived a slow start against Victoria Azarenka but went on to win 1-6, 6-4, 6-2. Afterward, Cibulkova said she was...

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Serena hunkers down, focuses, dominates

Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com

...On Tuesday, the two quarters from the top half will feature Safina versus 19-year-old Victoria Azarenka, plus Sharapova versus the No. 20 seed from Slovakia, Dominika Cibulkova. If the two Russians win...

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Defending champ Ivanovic off-kilter in lopsided loss

Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com

...go down so quickly, so easily, but in the final analysis it wasn't really surprising. Victoria Azarenka, rising with a bullet, has not behaved like a teenager this year, winning three titles -- including...

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Bad day at the office for Novak Djokovic

Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com

Djoker drubbed PARIS -- Rarely has a defeat been as galvanizing as Novak Djokovic's 3-6, 7-6 (5), 7-6 (9) loss to Rafael Nadal two weeks ago in th...

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The sounds, screeches, squalls and shrieks of Larcher de Brito

Greg Garber, Special to ESPN.com

"Ennhheeee!" PARIS -- The whistles and boos cascaded down on the burnt sienna floor of Court Philippe Chatrier and Aravane Rezai waved her hand i...

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Men's tennis rife with predictability

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

Ho-hum, the same mugs have reached the latter stages of men's tennis all year. A far cry from yesteryear when a deep ATP field cultivated interlopers on a regular basis.

Story | Conversation | April 06, 2009

How the goalie helped the tennis star

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

Victoria Azarenka has the chops to beat anyone. But she would not be where she is today without Blackhawks goaltender Nikolai Khabibulin.

Story | Conversation | April 03, 2009

Ivanovic, Nadal remain the favorites to hoist the trophy

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

We're down to the sweet 16, and what better time to assess each player's chances of winning the French Open title?

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2008

A vexed Sharapova misses out on golden opportunity

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

Maria Sharapova appeared to be in control Monday in Paris. But the No.1-ranked Russian imploded versus compatriot Dinara Safina, missing out on an opportunity to complete the career Grand Slam.

Story | Conversation | June 02, 2008

Teenagers, turnstiles and terrible tops

Greg Garber, ESPN.com

With the first four rounds in the books, what was learned from Week 1 at the U.S. Open?

Story | Conversation | September 01, 2007