Goerges

Azarenka will face Julia Goerges in the last four after the German – who defeated world No1 Caroline Wozniacki in the previous round – beat Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova 6-4, 6-2.

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Coming off a decent run in Dallas, where she beat the rising German Julia Goerges before going out in the quarter-finals, she tried too hard in the first set with her new mix-it-up tennis against an opponent who gave her all sorts of problems in Melbourne early in the year.

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Radwanska dominated from the outset, breaking six times as Goerges imploded.

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Pennetta's next opponent is China's Peng Shuai, the 13th seed, who advanced with a 6-4 7-6 win over Julia Goerges of Germany in an increasingly wide open women's draw.

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The Pole's consistency proved key with just three unforced errors compared with 27 from Goerges, who sprayed the ball all over Hisense Arena.

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Former world No. 1's and Serbian Fed Cup teammates Ana Ivanovic and Jelena Jankovic will attempt to recapture their best results while German trio Sabine Lisicki, Julia Goerges and Angelique Kerber are likely to make a push in the absence of world No. 10 Andrea Petkovic who withdrew Wednesday, citing a stress fracture in her lower back.

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In Sydney, Australia, three years ago, Petkovic and Julia Goerges, her 22-year-old German countrywoman, were sharing a room to save on expenses when they had to play each other in a tournament.

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During the first week of the U.S. Open, Azarenka accidentally picked up Goerges's identification badge and spent all of her money in the players' restaurant Goerges, meanwhile, was locked out of the gym.

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Barbara Walton/European Pressphoto Agency Julia Goerges of Germany puts a bag of cold ice on her neck and takes a drink during a break in play against Polona Hercog of Slovenia.

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Pennetta's next opponent is China's Peng Shuai, the 13th seed, who advanced with a 6-4 7-6 win over Julia Goerges of Germany in an increasingly wide open women's draw.

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