February 17, 2013: The day Victoria Azarenka beat Serena Williams to win the Doha title
02/16/2024 07:30 PM
On this day, February 17, 2013, in the Doha final, Victoria Azarenka defeated Serena Williams (7-6, 2-6, 6-3) for her second in 13 encounters with the legendary American. The rankings, however, told a different story, as Williams was about to take the world No 1 ranking away from Azarenka on the following day. Azarenka had been holding the spot for 32 weeks, taking her total number of weeks…