Azarenka Pulls Injury Time Out To Beat Stephens

((HT: ESPN))

A lot of people are referring to it as gamemanship- others are calling it flat out fakery...

But Victoria Azarenka used an injury timeout to stop Sloane Stephens' momentum in their semi-final match at the Australian Open. Up 5-3 in the second, Azarenka served for the match and had five match points- losing them all.

She called for a doctor, as rules allow for an injury, and walked off the court. After a 15 minute gap, she came back to the court, won the next game, and ended up in the final against Li Na.

Here's analysis from the four-letter...
((HT: ESPN))


Stephens said after the match about Azarenka: “I’m sure we’ll talk. She should get an oxygen tank and figure it out."

The HQ thinks Stephens knows she got played...