Victoria Azarenka’s ride to the final of the United States Open looked routine enough on paper. She avoided any serious threat of an upset, and her workmanlike effort resulted in a predictable trip to the final for the second consecutive year.
But the look on her face in her 6-4, 6-2 semifinal victory over Flavia Pennetta on Friday in the first women’s semifinal, or in her fourth-round, three-set victory over Ana Ivanovic, provided a different portrait. She spent most of those contests looking exasperated, unable to establish control on her serve or to grab command of the matches.
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