A detailed performance review of Victoria Azarenka in 2012 season – Tennis Special
Reigning world number one, Victoria Azarenka, is one of the top most favourite contestants in the WTA league.
She beautifully concluded her 2012 campaign by bagging home victories in the three tournaments. The Minsk native performed to the best of her potential in all the championships, bringing laurels to be homeland.
At the start of 2012, she secured the lead at the hard courts of Apia International in Sydney, Australia. She rallied past against the Chinese number one, Na Li in the final round. At the Australian Open Grand Slam Championship, consolidating a straight
sets triumph, 6-3, 6-0 against the Russian beauty Maria Sharapova.
The Belarusian native manifested her outstanding potential by rallying past all the over powerful odds, and tolerated all the difficulties with great nerves. She played with immense confidence, showing remarkable improving by fighting like a machine.
Due to her high graded performance, Azarenka was the top seeded contender at the Qatar Ladies Open, held at the hard courts of Doha. She nudged past the Aussie senior Samantha Stosur in the final round; give her a straight sets defeat.
At the BNP Paribas Open at the hard courts of Indian Wells, she secured the front line after eliminating the Russian world number one, Maria Sharapova in the final round. Her performance throughout the tournament was exceptional and she prevails over all
her competitors in straight sets for example Angelique Kerber and Pole, Agnieszka Radwanska.
The right-hander’s performance graph gradually started to the decline. She lost at the hands of the 25-year-old, Sharapova, in the final round of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix tournament. At the Mutua Madrilena Madrid Open, she suffered from the most unexpected
loss at the hands of the American veteran, Serena Williams.
The 23-year-old was unable to sustain her wining momentum at the French Open, a clay court Grand Slam championship held at Roland Garros. The top seeded professional suffered a heavy loss at the hands of the Dominika Cibulkova in the fourth round.
The Belarusian challenger faced the American veteran, Serena Williams, in the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Championships. Previously, she projected a strong battle against the Tamira Paszek and the Serbian rival, Ana Ivanovic. At the US Open, she lost against
Williams, who clinched the win in a three sets match.
At the London 2012 Olympics, she proved her worth by securing the bronze medal in the singles category. In the semi-final round, she faced the world number three, Serena Williams, but was unable to secure the lead. Eventually, she prevailed over the lower
ranked, Maria Kirilenko, and bagged home a bronze medal. In the mixed doubles category she capitalized on the gold medal, she was paired with Max Mirnyi.
She peacefully rests on the top of the WTA Rankings proving her spectacular strength with 69-10 win loss record. Furthermore, she attained the prize money worth of $7.9 million on courts. Overall, she only suffered 10 losses; five of the loss was against
the 31-year-old, Williams. However, she has a fair chance to dominate the more experienced American only if she sustains her fighting spirit.
Azarenka is one of the greatest slugger on the courts of competitive tennis, manoeuvring her destiny as she progresses. She unquestionably aims launch a noteworthy tour in the start of the season and is ready to battle to any extent to defend her Aussie
Open Championship 2013.
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