The No. 11 seed won a tough semifinal against No. 8 seed Svetlana Kuznetsova to get to the final, and the Top seed won to older sister and No. 5 seed Venus in three sets to get to the final. Williams was the favorite, as she was going for her third title in 
Miami in a row. But the Belorussian stopped the American after winning easily with a score of 63 61.
Miami in a row. But the Belorussian stopped the American after winning easily with a score of 63 61."It was such an honor to play Serena, she's just the greatest player for me," Azarenka said in near-disbelief during the trophy presentation. "Serena's a great champion. I love the way she plays and the way she is. I really wanted another chance to play her because in Australia we unfortunately couldn't finish.
"I was so nervous in the last game. I couldn't believe I had match point. I was thinking, 'If I win this point, I don't even know what would happen next.' And then I double faulted. I'm just happy I could close it out in the end."
"Even when I was down match point I thought I could still win; I didn't really know how, but I thought it was a possibility," Williams said. "I think she has really, really improved. I actually look forward to playing her again so I can do better. I'm not that bummed because I feel like there's next week and next year, then there's the year after and the year after. I definitely have it in me to try to tie that record, and then ultimately beat it."
The head-to head result between the two is now 2-1 Williams.
Saturday, April 4, 2009
Singles - Final
(11) Victoria Azarenka (BLR) d. (1) Serena Williams (USA) 63 61
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