Angelique Kerber has won through to her first Australian Open semifinal after overpowering former two-time champion Victoria Azarenka in straight sets at Rod Laver Arena, 6-3 7-5.
The match looked set to go to a third and deciding set when Azarenka shot out to a 5-2 lead with two breaks in the second, but Kerber rediscovered the range that had earlier driven her to a 4-0 lead in the first set.
Azarenka, who looked a shadow of the dominant player that had dropped just 11 games en route to the quarterfinals, dropped five games in succession as Kerber booked a last-four clash against an unseeded opponent – either Johanna Konta or Zhang Shuai.
Angelique Kerber avanzo a su primera final del Abierto de Australia despues de superar a la dos veces Campeona Victoria Azarenka en sets seguidos en la Rod Laver Arena con parciales de 6-3 y 7-5.
El partido parecia que se iba a un tercer set cundo Azarenka alcanzo a estar 5-2 al frente rompiendo dos servicio, pero Kerber se recupero y logro remontar para evitar que se extiendera el juego a un tercer set…y ganar el segundo en 7-5.
Ahora la Alemana Preclasificada 7 espera por su rival en semifinales que saldra del otro partido de cuartos de final entre Johana Konta y Shuai Zhang de China.