US Open Tennis 2013: Top Storylines to Follow on Final 3 Days of Action

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Published: September 7, 2013

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When's there's a Grand Slam trophy on the line, tennis fans everywhere are fixated on the event finals. 

Only three days of action at Flushing Meadows separates us from starting preparation for the 2014 Grand Slam season. 

Four men remain on the men's singles side of the draw, while Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka have punched their collective tickets for the women's singles final. The men's and women's doubles finals will also take place over the weekend in New York. 



It all comes down to this. 

There's a number of aspects worth following as the tournament winds down. We'll take a look at three of those storylines below. 

*For a complete look at the remaining draws, schedule and television information at the 2013 U.S. Open, visit USOpen.org. 

 

Top Storylines to Follow in NYC

Azarenka-Williams, Round 2



By the numbers, Victoria Azarenka and Serena Williams don't quite qualify as a rivalry. 

Williams has dominated head-to-head matches between the two, posting a career 13-3 record against her Belarusian counterpart in official WTA Tour matches. Last year in the 2012 U.S. Open final, Williams won her fourth career title in New York by beating Azarenka in a three-set thriller. 

Of late, though, the script has been flipped. 



Azarenka has won two of the last three matches between the two, both of which came on hard courts. Coincidentally, the U.S. Open final will be played on just that. 

That being said, it's not as if Serena is going down without a fight. As noted by ESPN's Stats & Info, Williams has been untouchable through her first six matches at Flushing Meadows:



While the Western & Southern Open belonged to Azarenka last month, that result won't matter come Sunday.

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Article Source: Bleacher Report - Tennis

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