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CARLSBAD, Calif. -- Top-seeded Victoria Azaranka beat seventh-seeded Ana Ivanovic 6-0, 4-6, 6-3 on Saturday to advance to the final in the Southern California Open. Azarenka, the Belarus player ranked No. 3, won a sloppy match against the Serb as both players committed more unforced errors than hit winners. The two-time Australian Open champ will face fifth-seeded Sam Stosur of Australia, a 7-6 (2), 6-3 winner over Virginie Razzano of France. "When you play a tournament, its never going to be just easy matches," Azarenka said. "You have to go through the tough battles and this was one of the days. Im just happy with the end result that you can overcome things and still find a way to win, thats the most important." The semifinal win will propel Azarenka, the former world No. 1, past Maria Sharapova of Russia into the No. 2 slot when the new rankings come out Monday. Azarenka hit 21 winners and had 31 unforced errors, while Ivanovic had 31 winners and 47 unforced errors. "I gave her too many easy points, especially at the important moments, like 40-all or deuces," Ivanovic said. Azarenka, playing her first event since withdrawing from Wimbledon because of a right knee injury, scored the first of her two service breaks of the final set to take a 3-2 lead. When Ivanovic had four unforced errors in the ninth game, including a backhand into the net on the final point, Azarenka secured another break for the win. "Shes a really big shot maker," Azarenka said about Ivanovic. "She loves to take her opportunities and just bang the ball and find those deep shots. The key for me was not to let her take those shots and be the one whos putting on pressure." The first set wasnt as lopsided as the score indicated. Each of the first four games were long and drawn out. But after Azarenka broke the Serbs serve at love in the fifth game, she quickly held serve to win the first set. Ivanovic opened the second set by holding her serve, a big improvement from the first set when she made just 43 per cent of her serves and won only 53 per cent of her first serve points. Ivanovic clearly seemed to gain confidence as she won the first three games and took a 4-1 lead. But Azarenka then rolled off the next three games to tie the set before Ivanovic closed it out by holding serve, then breaking Azarenkas serve at love to force a third set. Amir Garrett Jersey . Klitschkos management company says the bout will be the Ukrainian fighters 25th world championship fight. The 1.83-meter (6-foot) Leapai defeated the previously unbeaten Denis Boytsov in November to become the WBOs mandatory challenger. Gary Nolan Jersey . The 29-year-old Baines has established himself as one of the top attacking full backs in the country and was the subject of two bids from United during the last off-season. Everton manager Roberto Martinez says that keeping Baines at the club is a "massive boost and exciting for the future" because he brings "maturity and football knowledge in a very specialized position on the pitch" and an "infectious and positive influence to the rest of the squad. https://www.cheapredsjerseys.us/805s-marcus-pettersson-jersey-reds.html .B. - Sebastien Auger made 44 saves as the Saint John Sea Dogs edged the visiting Acadie-Bathurst Titan 2-1 on Saturday in Quebec Major Junior Hockey League action. Jack Billingham Jersey . Spiller left Week 3s 27-20 loss to the New York Jets with a thigh injury, but fully practiced with the team all week and expects to be ready to go on Sunday. Kevin Gausman Jersey . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said.Manchester United expect the second leg of their Europa League tie with Liverpool to start at the scheduled 6pm time on March 17. United have asked UEFA to push back the kick-off time to allow supporters to reach Old Trafford, but the governing body has made no mention to broadcasters of a possible change.United are concerned that large numbers of fans will not be able to get to the game at the currently scheduled time. Trio could return Manchester Uniteds injury list is easing Trafford Council is also concerned about having thousands of extra fans on the roads and on public transport at rush hour. It is also St Patrricks Day.ddddddddddddThe only chance of a later start now rests on the Safety Advisory Group, who can recommend a new kick-off time if they believe the current schedule represents a danger to the public.Liverpool host the first leg of the last-16 tie on March 10, when the game will start at 8.05pm, Also See: Liverpool video Liverpool fixtures Liverpool stats Get a free ￡10 bet Man Utd video Man Utd fixtures Man Utd stats Get a ￡10 free bet! Europa League news Fixtures/results Group tables Bet ￡5 Get ￡20 Free ' ' '