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Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka

Victoria Azarenka (, ; born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is the current World No.

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Top-ranked Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka advance to 3rd round at French Open

The top-seeded players had early starts at the French Open on Wednesday, and both Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka made it to the third round without a problem.

A short time later, 2009 champion Roger Federer joined them, earning his record-breaking 234th victory at Grand Slam tournaments.Djokovic was first up on Court Suzanne Lenglen, and he was barely troubled by Blaz Kavcic of Slovenia, winning 6-0, 6-4, 6-4 for his 23rd straight Grand Slam victory."I gave him the opportunity to come back to the match after a perfect first set, first seven games," Djokovic said. "But, look, this is tennis."In the main stadium at Roland Garros, Azarenka defeated Dinah Pfizenmaier of Germany 6-1, 6-1 — two days after struggling to win her opening match."Being No. 1 is a difficult job, because everybody want to catch you, everybody want to move you from the spot," Azarenka said. "Nothing is going to come easy just because you're No. 1. You actually have more people ... motivated trying to beat you."...

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  1. Roger Federer again stretched to 4 sets at French Open; Stephens of US, Sharapova win

    Even though he was again far from his best, Roger Federer still managed to win at the French Open.The 2009 champion at Roland Garros was pushed to four sets Friday f...

  2. Ivanovic and Radwanska out, Federer through

    A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and an out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros on Friday.Roger Fede...

  3. Hard-hitting Azarenka into French Open last 16

    World number one Victoria Azarenka put on yet another display of power as she beat Canada's Aleksandra Wozniak 6-4 6-4 in a one-dimensional third-round match at the ...

  4. Azarenka, Sharapova advance; Radwanska ousted in Paris

    Top seed Victoria Azarenka was a third-round winner and second seed Maria Sharapova posted a second-round victory, while world No. 3 Agnieszka Radwanska was a third-...

  5. 'Not the first time': At French Open, Federer to face 'lucky loser' who idolized him as a kid

    If it seems Roger Federer breaks one record or another every time he wins a match, that's because he does these days.Then again, good as Federer is, he can't top thi...

  6. Federer sets record for most career Grand Slam wins, passing Connors with victory in Paris

    For Roger Federer, setting records on the tennis court is getting to be ho-hum.The perks that come with them, like dining with Queen Elizabeth II, are the things to ...

  7. 4th-seeded Andy Murray reaches 3rd round at French Open despite playing with bad back

    Grimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits Thursday because of a bad back at the French Open.Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit r...

  8. Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reaches 3rd round at French Open with straight-set win

    Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova reached the third round of the French Open by beating Urszula Radwanska of Poland 6-1, 6-3 Thursday.The fourth-seeded Czech was neve...

  9. 4th-seeded Andy Murray reaches 3rd round at French Open despite playing with bad back

    Grimacing in pain with almost every step, Andy Murray nearly had to call it quits Thursday because of a bad back at the French Open.Instead, the fourth-seeded Brit r...

  10. After more than decade at or near top of tennis, Williams sisters face questions about future

    Almost from the moment Venus and Serena Williams appeared on the Grand Slam scene in the late 1990s, they've been winning titles and transcending tennis, becoming re...

  11. Kvitova, Li reach third round at French Open

    Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova and reigning French Open champ Li Na were among Thursday's second-round winners at Roland Garros.Kvitova, the No. 4 seed, handled Ur...

  12. Azarenka cruises into French Open third round

    World number one Victoria Azarenka looked more like her usual dominant self at the French Open on Wednesday when she demolished German qualifier Dinah Pfizenmaier 6-...

  1. Top-ranked Novak Djokovic, Victoria Azarenka advance to 3rd round at French Open

    The top-seeded players had early starts at the French Open on Wednesday, and both Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka made it to the third round without a problem.A...

  2. 2008 French Open champ Ivanovic loses; American Sloane Stephens advances at Roland Garros

    Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open, while American teen Sloane Stephens advanced on Friday.Ivanovic fell to Sara Errani of Italy 1-6, 7-5, 6-3, ...

  3. American Sloane Stephens, Maria Sharapova advance at Roland Garros; Ana Ivanovic loses

    American teen Sloane Stephens and Maria Sharapova advanced on Friday, while Ana Ivanovic lost in the third round of the French Open.Stephens reached the fourth round...

  4. Ivanovic and Radwanska frozen out early from Roland Garros

    A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and a completely out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros on Friday....

  5. Ivanovic and Radwanska frozen out early

    A flat-footed Ana Ivanovic and a completely out-of-sorts Polish third seed Agnieszka Radwanska bade an early farewell to a cool and blustery Roland Garros on Friday....

  6. Roger Federer against stretched to 4 sets at French Open; Sharapova, Stephens of US win

    Even though Roger Federer was again far from his best, he still managed to win at the French Open.The 2009 champion at Roland Garros was pushed to four sets Friday f...

  7. Roger Federer again stretched to 4 sets at French Open; Stephens of US, Sharapova win

    Even though Roger Federer was again far from his best, he still managed to advance at the French Open.Novak Djokovic and Victoria Azarenka, the top-ranked man and wo...

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