Sunday's match is a place Victoria Azarenka has been working tirelessly to return to. For her opponent, No. 1 Serena Williams, it's a spot she thought she would never return to.
Azarenka, a former No. 1, takes on the current No. 1 Williams when they meet in the BNP Paribas Open championship match.
By returning to Indian Wells final, Williams becomes the first American to reach this stage since 2005 (Davenport). Williams is also the last American to win the title, when she captured her second Indian Wells crown in 2001.
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Following her last title, Williams did not play the event for 14 years, until last year, when she reached the semifinals before withdrawing with a leg injury. Returning to the finals had a surreal feeling for Williams.
"[I] definitely didn't think I would be in another final here ever," Williams said. "Then last year just really, really bad luck. I felt devastated that I wasn't in the final or at least even being able to play.
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