Victoria Azarenka will meet #74-ranked Russian player Alexandra Panova in the first round of this year's US Open. The pair have never met before. Panova reached the semifinals in Baku this summer with wins over Nina Bratchikova, Sandra Zaniewska and Sacha Jones, players who are not ranked within the to 100.
Azarenka competed in Montreal but tanked and just took the rest of the summer off.
Azarenka is in a very crowded part of the main draw. However, she should go through the quarterfinals and she should meet Sabine Lisicki and Zheng Jie on the way.
It is in the quarterfinal stage where it gets interesting because Kim Clijsters, Li Na and Samantha Stosur are in the same part of the draw. There is a possibility that both Stosur and Clijsters, both US Open champions will meet in the fourth round, that is if Kim wins over Li Na in the third round. Azarenka's opponent will definitely be one of these women. I am placing my bets though on the sentimental favorite, Kim Clijsters, since this will be her swan song tournament, and the one that she's most successful with!
I also choose Kim to win over Victoria Azarenka in their quarters, if they do meet!
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