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24Jan By source belowNo Comments
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Vintage Azarenka downs Pegula to make Australian Open semis | Tennis News – Times of India

[ad_1] MELBOURNE: Victoria Azarenka rolled back the years at the Australian Open on Tuesday as the two-times champion crushed third seed Jessica Pegula 6-4 6-1 to reach the semi-finals and remain on course for her third Grand Slam crown.Victory marked the first time in a decade that the 33-year-old had made it to the last-four at Melbourne Park and she will make her first appearance in a major semi-final since the U.S. Open in 2020 where she went on to lose in the title clash."Well, it hurts to beat her because I always want her to do well, but the same time I know I have to play my best tennis," Azarenka said of her friend and practice partner Pegula."She's been playing amazing, very consistent and I knew from the first point I have to bring it."We had so many rallies and I wanted to tr...
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Victoria Azarenka digs deep to beat Anhelina Kalinina in Adelaide | Tennis News – Times of India

[ad_1] Former world number one Victoria Azarenka overcame a shaky start to beat Anhelina Kalinina 7-6(9) 7-6(5) in a gruelling match at the Adelaide International 1 on Tuesday and reach the second round of the WTA 500 tournament.Twice Australian Open champion Azarenka found herself in trouble trailing 5-1 but she summoned up her fighting spirit to save five set points before edging a tense tiebreaker.The Belarusian secured an early break in the second set, but surrendered the advantage before winning another tiebreaker against her Ukrainian opponent to wrap up victory on her fifth match point and set up a meeting with China's Zheng Qinwen."When you talk about first matches that are never easy this one was definitely at the top of the list," Azarenka said. "I played an opponent who played...
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