So Azarenka, who’s been dabbing her way to the Australian Open quarterfinals, isn’t picking a victor.
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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus plays a shot to Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne, Australia, January 2016.
Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka returned to the quarterfinals, beating Barbaro Strycova 6-2, 6-4 in the fourth round and then asking the crowd for the result of an National Football League game.
Kerber will now face Victoria Azarenka, who enjoyed another dominant display over Barbora Strycova to reach the quarter finals.
Flying Frenchman Gael Monfils risked injury as he hurtled through to his first Australian Open quarter-final with a four-set win over Russian Andrey Kuznetsov on Monday. She has been “dabbing” for days now after each victory and on Monday informed fans that she is a strong supporter of both National Football League teams heading to the Super Bowl. Hitting deep and generally from inside the baseline, the Belarusian retained her commanding position for the entire match. When told yes, Azarenka raised her arms in victory.
During her standard post-match interview, Azarenka was asked a benign question about her opponent and tried her best to answer it. But just as she was finishing, she couldn’t hold back any longer: she needed to know if the Broncos beat the Patriots.
“Both, both, both”, said Azarenka, who faces No. 7 Angelique Kerber in the quarterfinals. Sears had to be taken from Rod Laver Arena, where he was watching Ivanovic play, to a nearby hospital by ambulance and was admitted overnight.
When told the Panthers had won the NFC decider, she was equally elated: “It’s going to be my dream final. I can’t wait to see that!”
The 26-year-old, who was born in Belarus, relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona when she was a teenager for tennis training. She now has a home in Los Angeles.
“It’s such a big sport in the States”. She’s fascinated with American football in general, she said, because there is so much strategy involved.
David Ferrer is yet to lose a set in this year’s Australian Open.
“It’s many more Grand Slams I want to win, as many as I can”, she said.
“When I’m a fan of somebody, I’m a diehard”, said Azarenka, who spends a lot of time in the US. “When you’re playing that bad and still manage to win – hopefully it’s going to get better next one”.
“To be honest, when I woke up I felt quite drained, quite exhausted”, he said.
Azarenka is coming off two injury-interrupted seasons, but is returning to the kind of form that took her to the No. 1-ranked and back-to-back Australian Open titles in 2012 and ’13.
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Zhang, who was 0-14 in Grand Slam matches entering this tournament, will play Johanna Konta, who had a 4-6, 6-4, 8-6 win over 2015 semifinalist Ekaterina Makarova and became the first British woman since Jo Durie in 1983 to advance to the quarterfinals in Australia.
