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ISTANBUL, Turkey -- Serena Williams extended her dominance over the top-ranked player in the world on Thursday, defeating Victoria Azarenka 6-4, 6-4 at the WTA Championships. Williams now has an 11-1 career record over Azarenka, and has won the last nine matches between the two. "Maybe Im doing the right things at the right time," said Williams, who also beat Azarenka to win the U.S. Open title before taking six weeks off. Williams win also prevented Azarenka from making sure early she would finish the year as No. 1, although the player from Belarus can secure that position with another victory in the round-robin portion of the tournament. Williams, who is projected to finish the year at No. 3 no matter what, got her third win in three matches at the event when Azarenka served a double-fault. Azarenka also lost the first set on a double-fault and finished with nine. I just was able to play better than I did in my first couple of rounds," Williams said. "That was what I was going to have to do going up against the No. 1 player in the world." Azarenka squandered a 3-0 lead in the second set as Williams won the next four games to battle back. "i had a lot of opportunities and I didnt use them. I couldnt keep up," Azarenka said. "Its one of these days, I am a little said because I broke her a lot and I had a lot of chances." Chinas Li Na beat Angelique Kerber of Germany 6-4, 6-3 in another Red Group match to retain a slim chance of advancing. Sara Errani beat Samantha Stosur 6-3, 2-6, 6-0 in the White Group. Stosur, who double-faulted on match point, was an alternate and replaced defending champion Petra Kvitova, who withdrew after one match because of illness. Lis first win in two round-robin matches means she can still reach the semifinals, depending on other results in her Red Group. The fifth-ranked Kerber, making her first appearance in the season finale, bowed out losing all three of her matches but played some outstanding tennis at times. She played more than three hours late Wednesday in a three-set loss to Azarenka. The tournament brings together the top eight players in the world. They are split into two groups and two from each advance to the semifinals. Williams and Maria Sharapova, who didnt play Thursday, have already qualified for the last four. Sharapova, the French Open champion, could still take the No. 1 ranking away from Azarenka but has to win the tournament undefeated - and hope Azarenka loses against Li on Friday. Williams has dominated the second part of the season, winning Wimbledon and the U.S. Open and also capturing th Olympic gold medal. She has won 46 of her last 48 matches. Williams also beat Azarenka in the semifinals of Wimbledon and the Olympics. Cheap NFL Jerseys Wholesale .J. -- The New York Jets have signed offensive tackles Stephon Heyer and Ray Willis. Cheap NFL Jerseys Paypal . The Laval linebacker, taken 10th overall in last weeks CFL draft by the Hamilton Tiger-Cats, has been invited to the Philadelphia Eagles rookie minicamp. http://www.bwjerseys.com/ . Poland led 3-0 by halftime. Ludovic Obraniak scored in the 13th minute, then striker Robert Lewandowski and midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski scored in a two-minute span just before halftime. Marcin Wasilewski made it 4-0 in the 77th.New York, NY (Sports Network) - Atlanta Falcons quarterback Matt Ryan, Chicago Bears cornerback Tim Jennings and Minnesota Vikings kick returner/wide receiver Percy Harvin have been named the NFC offensive, defensive and special teams Players of the Month for September. Ryan completed 102-of-147 passes for 1,162 yards, 11 touchdowns and two interceptions while guiding the Falcons to a 4-0 start, the third in franchise history. He led the league witth a 112.dddddddddddd1 passer rating. Jennings led the league with four interceptions and registered a pick in three of the Bears four games. He is part of a defensive unit that led the NFL with 14 takeaways and 11 interceptions. Harvin caught 30 passes for 299 yards during the month as the Vikings went 3-1. He also led the NFL averaging 38.3 yards per kick return and had a 105- yard kick return for a touchdown, the longest play in team history. ' ' '