Former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka defeats Ons Jabeur in straight sets of 7-6(9) 6-2 at the Cincinnati Masters. Azarenka will now face Johannah Konta in the semi-finals. After advancingfor the next round, she is confident than ever.

Azarenka is playing in a major tournament after 8 months. She spent the first half resting for injuries and the other half due to the world wide covid-19 pandemic. After the thrilling first set, splitting nine points, Victoria Azarenka aced through her second set with an early break to 2-0. After another break the former Grand Slam winner advanced and closed the game at 7-6(9), 6-2.

Victoria Azarenka Has Only Praise For Her Opponent

During a post match interview, Victoria Azarenka praised her opponent Ons Jabeur immensely. Jabeur is a trailblazer for tennis in Tunisia. She is the first Arab woman to reach the quarter finals of Grand Slam and the highest ranked Arab player in history.

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“She’s very, very talented. I have obviously seen her play, but, you know, standing on the other side was different.” Azarenka continued, “So I definitely admire her talent, and it was surprising in a good way. I mean, in a bad way for me, but I’m saying it with a compliment.”

In the gruelling 1 hour 44 minutes fight, Azarenka felt the heat of the competition. she said, “The beginning was a little bit tough for me. I felt like I was getting bullets out of my behind for a few times, and then I kind of got into the ball. I was surprised but in a good way by her pace.”

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Talking about the first set, Azarenka believes the four set points made a huge difference in the longer run.

“I feel like in the closer moments I played well. Definitely the set points I saved pretty big in the first set, and the other ones I went for some balls. When there are tough moments, you either gotta go for it or you’re going to wait for a mistake.”

“In my case, I felt that I was going to try and go for my shots, and sometimes it doesn’t happen. So my reaction was to keep trying, keep trying, and then it’s going to work.”