Azarenka gets defensive after Bartoli ends her 26-match unbeaten run
Azarenka gets defensive after Bartoli ends her 26-match unbeaten run
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French seventh seed Marion Bartoli stunned previously unbeaten World No 1 Victoria Azarenka 6-3, 6-3 to reach the semi-finals of the ATP/WTA Miami tournament.
Bartoli, who ended defending champion Azarenka's season-long win streak atu00a0 26 matches, said: "I really went on court with a lot of belief in myself, and I stayed very focussed at the end.
Dejected: Azarenka during Wednesday'su00a0 quarter-final. Pics/AFP
Bartoli returns to Azarenka
I'm so happy." Azarenka was not too upset about her win-streak being broken: "I have to be proud of what I have done in the last couple of months. I'm a human not a superwoman. I wish I could be, but I am not."
Venus stunned
Bartoli will next face Agnieszka Radwanska who brought Venus Williams' comeback to a halt, downing the American 6-4, 6-1.
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