Serena now holds an 18-4 edge over Azarenka in their 22 meetings, none of which has ever come this early in an event. The only player Serena has played more in her career is sister Venus (30 times).

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 ...

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.

Azarenka has two Grand Slam titles under her belt, having won back-to-back Australian Opens in 2012 and 2013. She reached the final at the US Open in each of those seasons, too, but fell to Williams.

In a tense and unpredictable match, Serena Williams steeled her nerves to defeat Victoria Azarenka 7-5, 6-7 (6), 6-1 on Sunday to win her fifth U.S. Open title and 17th Grand Slam title overall.

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 ...

This big three is composed of the top three women in the Women's Tennis Association (WTA) rankings: World No. 1 Serena Williams, World No. 2 Victoria Azarenka and World No. 3 Maria Sharapova.

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 ...

The most recent meeting between Serena and Azarenka came in the 2016 BNP Paribas Open championship match and Azarenka won that one 6-4, 6-4. Neither played here in 2017 due to pregnancies.