The spell created by Sloane Stephens by knocking out the aging and injured Serena Williams in the quarter final was finally broken by Azarenka in the semi final of the women's singles today at the Rod Laver Arena.
Azarenka breaks Stephen's spell and moves to final of Australian Open to defend title against Li [Photo: AFP]
World no.1 and the defending champion from Belarus Victoria Azarenka found no difficulty to oust the 29th ranked American Sloane Stephens 6-1, 6-4 to march into the finals to meet 6th ranked Chinese La Ni on Saturday.
However, the scare created by Azarenka and her being absent from the court for almost 10 minutes to have medical treatment, claimed to be neck injury, after Stephens had saved five match points, have raised many an eyebrow.
La Ni earlier today morning beat world no.2 and French Open champion Maria Sharapova from Russia in simple straight sets 6-2, 6-2.
It may be added that Sloane Stephens from America, had earlier made headlines by beating the world no.3 and five times Wimbledon champion, US Open and Istanbul champion Serena Williams, who was struggling with her injuries while playing with Stephens.
So the scare created by Stephens is over and now it is Azarenka and Li who will be facing each other in the final of the women's singles final on Saturday.
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