NEW YORK (Reuters) - Less than three months after hitting a low when she had to pull out of Wimbledon injured, a determined Victoria Azarenka put herself in prime position to bookend her stellar season with another grand slam title.
The Australian Open champion jumped for joy after securing a 6-4 6-2 win over Italy's Flavia Pennetta in a U.S. Open semi-final on Friday that put her back into the final of the year's last grand slam for the second straight year.
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