Victoria Azarenka worked her way past Na Li on Friday in the final of the Apia Sydney InternationalYou can watch and bet on the action from the WTA Women’s Championships live for free at bet365 > live tennisVictoria Azarenka rounded off a superb week of tennis in Australia with a 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 victory in the final of the Apia Sydney International. The Belarusian has hit form in perfect time for the Australian Open, and she’s demonstrated her potential by emerging from such a high quality field to lift the trophy.
“It was really difficult. I knew at some point I would get a chance, so I just had to stay with her and fight. I kept my composure,” remarked Azarenka after her success. “We showed some incredible tennis out there. Li Na, she's always dangerous, and she proved it again today. I'm just glad I could overcome her and win this match.”
Li remained positive following her defeat, commenting, “I don't think anything went wrong. I think it was a very good final. There's nothing to worry about. We were showing our best tennis. And my tennis is much, much better than the last half year - but it's still step by step.”
There will now be a little more attention on Azarenka heading into next week. When asked about Melbourne, the world No. 3 said, “It's going to be a new week, a new tournament, so for me it's going to be starting from zero. I'm glad the way I got through some tough battles here in Sydney, so I really tested myself before a big event. I'm going to keep going to same way with the same attitude, the same way I'm playing.”
