Azarenka routs Sharapova for Aussie Open title

MELBOURNE, Australia – Victoria Azarenka started celebrating, then suddenly did a double-take to ask her coach, “What happened?” The answer: She had just produced one of the most lopsided Australian Open final victories to capture a Grand Slam title and the No.1 ranking for the first time. Azarenka routed three-time Grand Slam winner Maria Sharapova 6-3, 6-0 in 1 hour, 22 minutes Saturday night (late Friday PST), winning 12 of the last 13 games after dropping her first service game and falling behind 2-0.