Victoria Azarenka vs Serena Williams — Cincinnati Final
Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams 2-6 6-2 7-6 in the Cincinnati final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Serena Williams came in leading the head-to-head 12–2, defending last year's quarter-final. Victoria Azarenka narrowed the head-to-head to 12–3.
Key context
- Match story: Victoria Azarenka dropped the opening set before beating Serena Williams 2–6 6–2 7–6.
How the match was decided
Auto-generatedAzarenka V. came through in three sets.
Common opponents
18 shared · last 12 monthsAzarenka V. and Williams S. faced 18 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Azarenka V. went 21–2 (91%) against them, Williams S. 25–2 (93%). Results against comparable opponents are close (2 : 1 better-results split).
vs Stephens S.#136W6-1 6-4Australian Open · hardL6-3 5-7 4-6Australian Open · hard
vs Li N.#304W4-6 6-4 6-3Australian Open · hardW6-3 7-6Miami · hard
vs Pavlyuchenkova A.#654W7-6 7-6Madrid · clayW6-2 6-1Brisbane · hard
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vs Radwanska U.#717W6-3 6-1Indian Wells · hardW6-0 6-3Doha · hard
vs Cornet A.W6-1 6-0Beijing · hardW6-2 6-2Brisbane · hard
vs Lisicki S.W6-3 6-3Brisbane · hardL2-6 6-1 4-6Wimbledon · grass- vs Sharapova M.L1-6 6-2 4-6Roland Garros · clayW6-4 6-4Roland Garros · clay
vs Errani S.W6-0 7-5Rome · clayW7-5 6-2Madrid · clay- vs Kuznetsova S.W7-5 6-1Australian Open · hardW6-1 3-6 6-3Roland Garros · clay
- vs Radwanska A.W6-3 6-3Doha · hardW6-0 6-3Miami · hard
vs Jankovic J.W4-6 6-2 6-3Cincinnati · hardW3-6 6-0 6-2Charleston · clay
vs Morita A.W6-1 2-0Rome · clayW6-3 6-3Miami · hard- vs Kirilenko M.W7-6 6-2Roland Garros · clayW6-3 6-1Madrid · clay
- vs Makarova K.Hard to compareL6-1 2-6 3-6Madrid · clayW6-4 6-0US Open · hard
vs Tatishvili A.Hard to compareW6-2 6-2US Open · hardW6-0 6-1Roland Garros · clay- vs Vinci R.Hard to compareW6-4 6-2Tokyo · hardW6-1 6-3Roland Garros · clay
vs Halep S.Hard to compareW6-1 6-1Linz · hardW6-3 6-0Rome · clay- vs Tatishvili A.Hard to compareW6-2 6-2US Open · hardW6-0 6-1Roland Garros · clay
Head-to-head
15 meetings · Williams S. leads 12–3Hard: Williams S. leads 7–3 · Clay: Williams S. leads 3–0 · Grass: Williams S. leads 2–0
- Azarenka V.August 2013CincinnatiThis matchHard2-6 6-2 7-6(6)
- Williams S.May 2013RomeClay6-1 6-3
- Azarenka V.February 2013DohaHard7-6 2-6 6-3
- Williams S.October 2012IstanbulClay6-4 6-4
- Williams S.August 2012US OpenHard6-2 2-6 7-5
Draw
Player context
Before the matchCite this
Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams 2-6 6-2 7-6(6). Umpiry, "Victoria Azarenka vs Serena Williams — Cincinnati Final", https://umpiry.com/match/2013-08-18/azarenka-vs-williams-cincinnati-f?utm_source=cite (as of 18 August 2013).