Australian Open: Victoria Azarenka's comeback dream thwarted by Angelique Kerber

Reuters | Updated: Jan 27, 2016, 08:50 AM IST

Angelique Kerber of Germany celebrates winning her quarter final match against Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during day 10 of the 2016 Australian Open at Melbourne Park on January 27, 2016

Kerber next faces the winner of the quarter-final between Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai and unseeded Briton Johanna Konta.

Angelique Kerber advanced to her first Australian Open semi-final with a 6-3 7-5 win over Victoria Azarenka in a see-sawing quarter-final on Wednesday.

COMMERCIAL BREAK

SCROLL TO CONTINUE READING

Twice champion Azarenka had lost just 11 games in her previous four matches at the tournament but found herself 4-0 down in the first set, which German Kerber went on to take in 48 minutes.

Azarenka mounted a comeback in the second set and had a chance to serve it out at 5-2 but seventh seed Kerber saved three set points, then saved two more in the 10th game to level the set at 5-5.

Kerber kept up the pressure and clinched the match in one hour, 45 minutes. She next faces the winner of the quarter-final between Chinese qualifier Zhang Shuai and unseeded Briton Johanna Konta.