Tennis: Radwanska knocks champ Azarenka out of Australian Open
Purchase this article for republication
Buy SPH photos-
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland celebrates beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in their women's singles match on Day 10 of the 2014 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
-
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus hits a shot against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during their women's singles match on day 10 of the 2014 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
-
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (right) reacts during a change of ends in her women's singles quarter-final tennis match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
-
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus gestures during her women's singles match against Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska on Day 10 of the 2014 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
-
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland hits a return to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during their women's singles quarter-final tennis match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
-
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland (left) shakes hands with Victoria Azarenka of Belarus after their women's singles quarter-final tennis match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland celebrates beating Victoria Azarenka of Belarus in their women's singles match on Day 10 of the 2014 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus hits a shot against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland during their women's singles match on day 10 of the 2014 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus (right) reacts during a change of ends in her women's singles quarter-final tennis match against Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus gestures during her women's singles match against Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska on Day 10 of the 2014 Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: AFP
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland hits a return to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during their women's singles quarter-final tennis match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
Agnieszka Radwanska of Poland (left) shakes hands with Victoria Azarenka of Belarus after their women's singles quarter-final tennis match at the Australian Open 2014 tennis tournament in Melbourne on Jan 22, 2014. -- PHOTO: REUTERS
MELBOURNE (AFP) - Two-time defending champion Victoria Azarenka was bundled out of the Australian Open in the quarter-finals on Wednesday by fifth seed Agnieszka Radwansa in another big tournament upset.
The determined Pole battled to a 6-1, 5-7, 6-0 win to send the Belarusian packing with the top three seeds now out of the Grand Slam following the defeats of Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova.
It was a major scalp for Radwanska, who had lost all seven previous meetings with the Belarusian, and now goes into a semi-final with Slovak 20th seed Dominika Cibulkova.
The win also ensures the tournament will have a new champion with none of the semi-finalists - Radwanska, Cibulkova, Li Na and Eugenie Bouchard - having won before.
