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By John Pye MELBOURNE, Australia — Victoria Azarenka started celebrating, then suddenly did a double-take to ask her coach, “What happened?” The answer: She had just produced one of the most lopsided Australian Open final victories to capture a Grand Slam title and the No. 1 ranking for the fi... (original story)
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Melbourne, Australia – If the ringing in your ears has subsided after arguably the highest-decibel women’s final in history, here are two bits of news. Victoria Azarenka won her first career Grand Slam title with a 6-3, 6-0 dismissal of Maria Sharapova in the Australian Open championship... (original story)
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As we open the weekend, here’s the latest….. - Early this morning, Victoria Azarenka became the No. 1 player in the world with a dominating win over Maria Sharapova. Azarenka won 12 of the last 13 games to capture the title in her first Grand Slam final. I admit I have no clue who Azar... (original story)
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January 26, 2012 1339 GMT In terms of age, just two years separate Australian Open finalists Maria Sharapova and Victoria Azarenka. But in terms of what the two young women have achieved in their tennis careers so far, they are poles apart. Since bursting onto the scene as a 17-year-old Wi... (original story)
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There has been much at stake in the womens draw at this years Australian Open. The top players are not just paying for the first major of the year, but also the #1 world ranking. Coming into the tournament, any one of Caroline Wozniacki, Petra Kvitova, Victoria Azarenka and Maria Sharapova would lea... (original story)
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Maria Sharapova of Russia gestures as she celebrates after victory in her semi-final women’s singles match against Petra Kvitova of Czech Republic on the eleventh day of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 26, 2012. Sharapova won 6-2, 3-6, 6-4. (Photo by William Wes... (original story)
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It’s green and gold day down under. Barbie day, not the doll but it is short for barbecue. We like doing that – giving shorter names like lippy for lipstick or brekkie for breakfast. And if you are interested to know a bit more of Australian slang, here is a good start to learn a few ter... (original story)
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Well Day 6 at the Aussie Open promised to be crazy exciting but in the end it was sorta a letdown though there were several gems to be treasured. On the ladies GHW was not messing around when she faced Maria Kirilenko of Russia. I guess there was less of a distraction for her across the net as Kiri ... (original story)
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Juan Martin Del Potro (foreground) holding the one major trophy in his possession which he won from down two sets to one versus Roger Federer (background) at the US Open in 2009. Azarenka: – 290 Radwanska: + 230 ______________________________________________________ Wozniacki: – 14... (original story)
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Women’s No. 4 seed Maria Sharapova stays strong while Rafael Nadal continues to hold onto his lead in the Social Leaderboard Quest. Day One | Day Two | Day Three | Day Four | Day Five | Day Six | Day Seven (original story)