Indian Wells: Day 10 Roundup
Check out all the semifinals action from Day 10 of the BNP Paribas Open.
Check out all the semifinals action from Day 10 of the BNP Paribas Open.
Elena Vesnina and Svetlana Kuznetsova face off in the final of the BNP Paribas Open.
Check out champion Elena Vesnina’s shot of the day from the BNP Paribas Open.
Check out Eugenie Bouchard’s attempts to play virtual tennis!
Watch the highlights from the first-round clash at the Miami Open.
Find out what the Czech had to say before the start of the Miami Open.
BRISBANE, Australia – It was Saturday, January 10, 2009 when a future World No.1 would make her first mark on the WTA tour, as a then-19-year-old Victoria Azarenka took home her very first WTA title at the Brisbane International.
The talented teenager had been knocking on the door for a while; she’d already featured in four finals, including at the previous year’s Gold Coast women’s event, which would merge with the Adelaide men’s tournament to form the Brisbane International.
Azarenka, then ranked World No.16 and seeded two at the tournament, would not be denied a fifth time and routed Marion Bartoli 6-3, 6-1 in the final.
“Everybody says the third time’s the charm but for me it is the fifth one – I’m just glad I got it,” the Belarusian laughed in her post-championship press conference.
“I just go out and play no matter what happens. That probably helped me. It was like playing a regular match – that is what helped me finish it so quickly.”
Azarenka would go on to write her name in the tennis history books and record even more significant milestones on Australian soil; she eventually took home her first Grand Slam title at the Australian Open in 2012 and rose to WTA World No.1 for the first time.
But, back in 2009 at Brisbane, Azarenka was just getting started.
So young and happy! Same passion still ? https://t.co/U0iJrD8REt
— victoria azarenka (@vika7) January 10, 2017
Check out more photos of Azarenka’s maiden moment of victory, courtesy of Getty Images:
Highlights of the Day 3 match at the Miami Open between Dominika Cibulkova and Veronica Cepede Royg.
Simona Halep takes on Naomi Osaka in the second round of the Miami Open.