Later that year, Azarenka reached her second consecutive semifinal at Wimbledon and the semifinals of the 2012 London Olympics, where she won the bronze medal in singles by defeating Maria Kirilenko. She also won a gold medal in mixed doubles with her compatriot, Max Mirnyi. In September, Azarenka defeated defending champion Samantha Stosur and Maria Sharapova in three sets en route to her first final at the US Open and second Grand Slam singles final overall. In October, Azarenka defeated Sharapova in the final of the China Open to win her second Premier Mandatory singles title of the year. With this achievement, Azarenka won three of the four Premier Mandatory singles events; she finished as runner-up twice at the Madrid Open. Azarenka finished the year ranked the world No. 1 for the first time in her career.