Unfazed Azarenka sets sights on top spot

Nothing seems to faze teenager Victoria Azarenka, who lifted her first top tier title with victory over world number one Serena Williams in the Sony Ericsson Open final on Saturday.

With her third WTA tour win of the year, the Belarussian has stormed into the top 10 in the world rankings and is setting her sights on top spot.

"That's the goal. That's the whole reason I'm playing. I think everybody's goal is to try to be number one.

"I'm not going to say, 'I'm going to be there', but I'll try to do my best," she said.

Her 6-3 6-1 victory over an injury-hampered Williams brought $600,000 in prize money - an amount that would overwhelm most young players but not Azarenka.

"I can spend it in one day," she said with a grin. "You can buy a car, jewellery, a watch or whatever."

It surely helps that with two tournament wins under her belt - from Brisbane and Tennessee - Azarenka has already had a taste of success and drives around Scottsdale, Arizona, where she lives, in a Mercedes.

The blonde-haired girl from Minsk, who moved to the US four years ago, has a maturity on the court beyond her years.

Most 19-year-olds, faced with the prospect of taking on the powerful serve of US and Australian Open champion Williams, a winner of 10 grand slam titles, would face a sleepless night.

The 11th-seeded Azarenka, though, said she hardly even thought about her game as she followed her usual routine in her Miami hotel on Friday night.

"I never think about the match until it's right before the warm up. I never do, so I wasn't thinking about it last night," she said.

"That's why I probably don't get that nervous as maybe some others do," she added.

There were no signs of tension in Azarenka's play - she moved confidently and fluently and played her powerful backhand with ease.

"I think I controlled it very well for my first big final. I wasn't getting upset on any ball. I was just happy to play every point," she said.

Azarenka will move up to eighth in the new world rankings.

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