Victoria Azarenka, of Belarus, blows kisses to the crowd after her match against Maria Sharapova, of Russia, during a semifinal match at the 2012 US Open tennis tournament, Friday, Sept. 7, 2012, in New York. Coming all the way back from a set and a break down, the top-seeded Azarenka prevailed in a stirring third, beating four-time major champion Sharapova 3-6, 6-2, 6-4 to reach her first U.S. Open final. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)