Victoria Azarenka overcomes spotty serving to reach quarterfinals in Cincinnati
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Victoria Azarenka reached the quarterfinals by defeating No. 33 Magdalena Rybarikova 6-3, 6-4 Thursday at the Western & Southern Open.
The two-time Australian Open champion and her Slovakian opponent had 13 service breaks, including the last seven games.
Azarenka withdrew from last week's Rogers Cup in Toronto with a lower back injury. The previous week, she lost to Samantha Stosur in the finals of the Southern California Open.
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Azarenka reached the quarterfinals for the first time in three appearances at the event. She lost to Jelana Jankovic in the third round last year.