Azarenka vs. Williams: Serena Won’t Surrender 6 Games in 2012 US Open Finals

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Published: September 8, 2012

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Serena Williams may be just the fourth seed in the 2012 U.S. Open, but she enters the finals as a decided favorite over top-seeded Victoria Azarenka. Williams hasn't lost a set thus far in the tournament and holds a 9-1 career mark over her next opponent.

When Williams is on top of her game, as she's been since her shocking first-round ousting at the French Open, she's virtually unbeatable.

Williams is looking to build on her 2012 Wimbledon championship and Olympic gold medal in ladies singles with her fourth U.S. Open title. She's keeping a level head, though.

Serena Williams: I feel like I'm going up against the most consistent and the best player this year, being Victoria Azarenka. #usopen

— NYT Straight Sets (@NYTStraightSets) September 8, 2012 Sara Errani, who dropped the semifinal match to Williams 6-1, 6-2, believes that Williams can be beaten. But she also suggested in an Associated Press story that Williams try her luck against a different type of opponent.

She's not unbeatable. No one is unbeatable. Anyone can lose. But if she plays well, she's the best in the world.

It's stressful against her. She puts a lot of pressure on you. You need to play quickly. You don't have even a tiny chance to control a point the way you would want to.

Given that men are always quick to say women are a lot worse...I'd love to see her play in a (lower-level) men's tournament and see how they deal with her. It's easy to talk. On the court, it would be different.

I've practiced with a lot of guys ranked 400th or 500th. I've never played with a man who hits as hard as she does.

Errani's goal was to make her match last as long as she could against Williams. She eclipsed the hour mark by four minutes.

Azarenka could be a bit gassed going into the final. She played a two-hour, 42-minute semifinal match in blistering heat on Friday, rallying from a...
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