(Rank/Seed)
13/5 (wild card) Stosur overcame significant odds to beat (3/1) Azarenka for the 1st time in 9, 62 63 to win her 1st title since the 2011 US Open! It was a scrappy match with plenty of unforced errors from both players, but Stosur won the majority of the mini battles. She targeted Azarenka's forehand and played behind her which worked well, whilst Azarenka played her worst match of the week, hitting too many easy unforced errors, probably due to her recent lack of match practice.
1st Set
Azarenka was broken in the 2nd game off the back of 2 double faults; a problem for both players throughout as Azarenka hit 7 and Stosur hit 8. Though Azarenka broke back immediately, she was quickly re broken and missed out on 5 crucial break points in the 5th game as each time Stosur served bombs which even Azarenka couldn't return. Stosur won the 1st set from Azarenka for the 1st time.
2nd Set
Stosur began to look confident, hitting many of her 20 winners during the match from her forehand in this set. Once again, she came up with huge serves under pressure, saving 3 more break points in the 1st game. Azarenka finished with an abysmal 1/12 conversion ratio on break points throughout, whilst Stosur was a much cleaner 4/5 and broke for the only time in the 2nd set in the 5th game behind plenty more Azarenka unforced errors. Azarenka so often missed from the midcourt; something she almost never does. Though she seemed a little nervous, Stosur didn't have to dig deep to win her 4th career title as Azarenka signed her own fate off yet more misses, snapping her 28 outdoor hard court win streak since last years US Open final loss!
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