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Azarenka plays just well enough against Pennetta to reach finals

On the other hand, you might frame it more charitably: Despite playing pedestrian tennis, she has found escape hatches and managed to win six matches. That's
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Azarenka plays just well enough against Pennetta to reach finals
Azarenka plays just well enough against Pennetta to reach finals

On the other hand, you might frame it more charitably: Despite playing pedestrian tennis, she has found escape hatches and managed to win six matches. That's what the great ones do. And suddenly, she is only two sets removed from winning her third career Grand Slam title and her second in 2013. For her sake, her level will have to improve dramatically for that to happen, but credit Azarenka for putting herself in this position.

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Jon Wertheim
JON WERTHEIM

Jon Wertheim is a senior writer for Sports Illustrated and has been part of the full-time SI writing staff since 1997, largely focusing on the tennis beat, sports business and social issues, and enterprise journalism. In addition to his work at SI, he is a correspondent for “60 Minutes” and a commentator for The Tennis Channel. He has authored 11 books and has been honored with two Emmys, numerous writing and investigative journalism awards, and the Eugene Scott Award from the International Tennis Hall of Fame. Wertheim is a longtime member of the New York Bar Association (retired), the International Tennis Writers Association and the Writers Guild of America. He has a bachelor’s in history from Yale University and received a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania. He resides in New York City and Paris with his wife, who is a divorce mediator and adjunct law professor. They have two children.

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