Azarenka will appear in her second career Grand Slam final, with both coming this year. She's 4-2 in her overall finals in 2012. Williams is 9-1 lifetime against Azarenka.

Williams erased deficit after deficit and beat former No. 1 Azarenka 3-6, 6-4, 6-2 Saturday in a third-round French Open match filled with momentum swings and one GIF-ready contentious exchange.

Before analyzing the ins and outs of Serena Williams’ blockbuster semifinal against her pal Victoria Azarenka at the US Open on Thursday, tennis coach Sven Groeneveld was first keen to draw ...

Azarenka went away mentally, perhaps, after that hangup. She went up 2-0 in the final set only to be broken and lose six games in a row. Indeed, Serena won 10 of the match's final 12 games, and ...

Locking horns with Serena for the first time since the 2016 final here in the desert, Azarenka leaves Indian Wells with her head high and a bushel of positives to take to the Miami Open. "As much as ...

Azarenka, a former No. 1, won her two Grand Slam titles in Australia in 2012 and 2013, which only seems like eons ago. She was twice the runner-up at the Open to Williams, who has beaten her in 18 ...

Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, reacts during a semifinal match against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the US Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in New York.

Serena Williams enjoyed her best start at this year’s US Open on Thursday but it was a familiar foe, Victoria Azarenka, who finished the stronger to halt her friend and fellow mom’s quest for ...

Serena is 18-4 all-time against Azarenka, 10-0 in majors. A two-time Grand Slam champion, Azarenka lost in the U.S. Open finals to Serena in 2012 and ‘13.

Victoria Azarenka Beats Serena Williams in Comeback to Reach U.S. Open Final Williams was hurt in the third set of a tight match. Azarenka will face Naomi Osaka in the final.