It’s been a week of firsts at the Brisbane International. For the first time in the tournament’s history the top four women made it to the semifinals. And now, for the first time we have the top two seeds facing off in the final – Serena Williams and Victoria Azarenka. Not only are they the top two seeds in Brisbane, but they are the No.1 and No.2 players in the world respectively. In the past two years they have won six of the eight majors on offer – two for Azarenka, four for Williams. So it comes as no surprise that during that two year period these two have encountered each other a lot – nine times in fact. Williams has won on seven occasions, including two hard-fought US Open finals and she’s ready to repeat that success.
“I think it’ll be a really good match to see where we both stand as the two most consistent players of the last year and a half,” said Williams. “She’s so intense on the court, and then off the court she’s so cool. So I think that’s what makes the rivalry the best, is because when you step on the court I don’t know her and she doesn’t know me and we fight like crazy. “When it’s over it’s over. There is a lot of mutual respect there.”
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