Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka of Belarus overcame a lacklustre opening set to beat third-seeded former champion Maria Sharapova of Russia 3-6 6-2 6-4 and set up a US Open finals showdown with Serena Williams. The semi-finals tilt was a rematch of their clash in this year's Australian Open final, but it was nothing like the 6-3 6-0 rout registered by Azarenka in claiming the crown in Melbourne for her maiden grand slam title. Each player took their turn dominating in the opening two sets before settling into an exciting battle in the third set, which Azarenka claimed with a lone service break in the last game when Sharapova sent a forehand long from deuce. After dropping her racket in euphoric...
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