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Summary Victoria Azarenka will face Sam Stosur in the Qatar Open final today.
New No. 1 Victoria Azarenka has reached the Qatar Open final by downing Agenieszka Radwanska 6-2, 6-4 while hobbling on some points with a right ankle injury.Azarenka will face Sam Stosur on Sunday after the Australian advanced in her semifinal when Marion Bartoli retired with a right calf injury after losing the first set 6-3.Azarenka won her first set with ease and broke the fourth-seeded Radwanska to go up 1-0 in the second set. But then she fell badly on her right ankle trying to chase down a drop shot.Radwanska took advantage of the hobbling Azarenka to break her and go up 2-1. But Azarenka ran off the next four games before winning the match with a forehand that caught the line.
