Brilliant Azarenka ends Stosur’s US Open reign

World number one Victoria Azarenka brought Sam Stosur’s US Open title defence to an end in a thrilling women’s singles quarter-final at Flushing Meadows last night.

Stosur, who stunned Serena Williams in the final last year, fought back impressively after a poor first set but was edged out in the final tie-break, with Azarenka winning 6-1 4-6 7-6 (7/5) to reach her first US Open semi-final.

The top seed has looked back to the form that helped her to 26 wins in a row at the start of the season, including her first grand slam title at the Australian Open.