Will Victoria Azarenka Regain the WTA No. 1 Ranking in 2016?

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Published: April 6, 2016

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Watching Victoria Azarenka play like the No. 1 player in the WTA is a study in fierceness. She is locked into each point, moving into position to unload with her heavy, screeching groundstrokes. Every ball gets branded with her intensity, and she’s dictating her offense like a runaway locomotive. Get onboard or get out of the way. Azarenka is back on track and streaking into the clay-court season.

There’s so much to appreciate about her sweep of the Sunshine Double—winning Premier Mandatory tournaments Indian Wells and Miami—this month. It’s not just the achievement but the comeback journey that has been completed for the 26-year-old Belarusian. The WTA noted Azarenka is only the third player to win the Sunshine Double:



She’s no longer the rising youngster who captured back-to-back Australian Open titles three long years ago. She lost two prime years to a foot injury and a laborious climb through the rankings to regain her fitness and confidence.

There’s no question she values playing at her best level right now. She understands what she missed, and that’s the chance to be the world's best. Peter Bodo of ESPN wrote about her hunger to play every point.

Above all, Azarenka has handled recent interviews by talking about what she needs to do and not about what the press or others expect her to do, according to comments in her interview with WTA insider Courtney Nguyen.

"The last couple of days especially has been a lot of expectations and pressure from the outside to complete the Sunshine Double and so I'm very proud that I kept myself present, kept myself really focused and focused on the job before anything else."

Her focus is driving her fierceness, and it could soon get her back to the No. 1 ranking.



 

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