Azarenka was two points away from the title, and then Williams cut in. "I honestly can't believe I won," Williams said after the 6-2, 2-6, 7-5 victory that clinched her 15th Grand Slam title.

Williams needed three sets to knock off Azarenka in the 2013 final. Williams also won the 2012 final in three sets in a match that saw Azarenka ahead 5–3 in the third set and serving for the match.

Williams had an 8-0 record against Azarenka at the majors before this match, including a 2010 Australian Open encounter in which she stormed from a set and 4-0 down to win.

Hours before Williams overpowered Li, the 2011 French Open champion and one of the few players with the power to hang on the court with the world's No. 1, Azarenka won a push-fest against Pennetta.

Williams, trying to become the first 30-year-old woman to win the U.S. Open since Martina Navratilova in 1987, compiled a 38-6 edge in winners in her 64-minute semifinal against Errani.

Serena Williams came back from a set down to beat Victoria Azarenka 3-6, 6-2, 6-3 on Tuesday, booking her place in the semi-finals of Wimbledon 2015, where she will face off against Maria Sharapova.

Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, reacts during a semifinal match against Serena Williams, of the United States, during the US Open tennis championships, Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020, in New York.

Victoria Azarenka wins 1-6, 6-3, 6-3, will play 2018 Open champion Naomi Osaka on Saturday. Azarenka advances to her first Slam final in seven years.

Ah yes, that famous Williams serve. Williams hit 20 aces against Pironkova, her highest tally in eight years. But in Azarenka, she is facing one of tennis’ top returners.

They're back at it. Serena Williams vs. Victoria Azarenka has been one of the most compelling rivalries in women's tennis over the past five years. Williams holds a commanding 16-3 record in the ...