Adding her five wins thus far in New York, Azarenka is 31-1 thiseasonon on hardcourts, not including the loss when she withdrew from a tied match in Montreal during an overnight rain delay.
England wrapped up a triumphant season when a tied match secured victory in the one-day series against India, but an injury to Stuart Broad threw up the prospect of them fielding a record five captains in a single summer.
The qualifying match itself provoked surprise in the computer chess community, with doubts about how Junior's early 5-0 lead, which it sustained until after the 14th game completely eroded during the next 10 games, thereby causing a tied match and a play-off that was won by Fritz.
It came down to the last putt of the last match, with Bernhard Langer being asked to hole from five feet to win his game with Hale Irwin and so gain the point that would have meant a tied match, with Europe retaining the trophy they have held since 1985.
A tied match at Durham, coupled with the game between Essex and Hampshire being washed out, confirmed their exit.
After a tied match with Australia, the sides were still tied after a one-over eliminator and the Aussies won on "countback" by virtue of having hit one six to England's none.
Then "sudden death" is no longer just a name for a dramatic way of deciding a tied match.
Later in the season, Hammond scored 89 for Gloucestershire in a tied match against the Australians which he described as the most exciting of his career.
They then proceeded to the final with a tied match in the semi-final also against South Africa where a mix-up between South African batsmen Lance Klusener and Allan Donald saw Donald drop his bat and stranded mid-pitch to be run out.
Then for Middlesex, he scored 110 in 85 minutes with 16 fours, in a tied match against the South Africans, and 126 in two hours against Surrey including a five and 16 fours.
