MX23RW : Friday, November 8 22:29:21| >> :600:341420189:341420189:

Victoria Azarenka battles past Johanna Larsson

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka books her place in round two of the 2014 Australian Open with a 7-6 6-2 victory over Sweden's Johanna Larsson.

Defending champion Victoria Azarenka has booked her place in round two of the 2014 Australian Open.

The second seed, who is aiming to win the Melbourne Grand Slam for a third consecutive year, took 105 minutes to beat Sweden's Johanna Larsson 7-6 6-2.

Both women were broken three times in the opening set. Larsson twice failed to serve out, resulting in a tie-break, which Azarenka won 7-2.

Larsson failed to create a single break point in the second set, while Azarenka converted two of two.

Azarenka hit 27 winners and 31 unforced errors in the match. She doubled-faulted seven times and did not serve a single ace.

Next up for the Belarusian is a second-round clash with Barbora Zahlavova Strycova, who overcame Hsieh Su-wei 6-1 4-6 6-1.

ID:130250: cacheID:130250:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:1874:No Data Analysis info
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Victoria Azarenka
Read Next:
Azarenka crushes Panova
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
FT
Bengals
34-35
Ravens


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!