The semi finals were both one sided as the current number one prepares for a meeting against the soon to be number one.
(Rank/Seed)
1/1 Azarenka beat (4/4) A. Radwanska 63 63 for a seventh straight win in their head to head. Though she started shakily, Azarenka dominated on return of her opponent's second serve whilst only being broken once herself throughout the whole match. She's now in her second straight final here and extends her winning streak to 13 for this year so far.
2/2 Serena confidently dispatched (3/3) Sharapova 63 62 to reach her first Doha final. After breaking in the 5th game of the 1st set and twice in the 2nd, she beat Maria for a 10th straight time and 11th overall out of 13. Not since the WTA Champs 2004 has Maria had a win over Serena and it became apparent throughout the match that her inability to take advantage of Serena's second serve would prove costly.
So, Serena dominates her head to head with Azarenka 11-1; even more one sided than against Maria and has won the last 9, so if she wins tomorrow, she will emulate her streak against Sharapova. Twice Azarenka has taken her to 3 sets since that one solitary win back in Miami 2009, most recently in the US Open final of course when she served for it. Azarenka's serve is the real weakness against Serena and I also feel Victoria sometimes feels beaten before she's even begun. This is the first meeting between them this year and I think everyone's keen to see who the true number one is, seeing as Serena will take the spot regardless. However, if Victoria were to win, that certainly would throw the cat amongst the pigeons regarding the ranking. Still, I think Serena will win in straight sets as I think if she was ever going to lose, it was against Kvitova and she pulled it through. Serena to crown the number one ranking with yet another title!
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