Victoria Azarenka ends Madison Keys's unbeaten start to the year, coming from a set down to defeat the 10th seed in the third round at Melbourne Park.
abc.net.au/news/australian-open-vicotira-azarenka-defeats-madison-keys/101878742Victoria Azarenka has ended Madison Keys's unbeaten start to the year, coming from a set down to defeat the 10th seed in the Australian Open third round.Keys was considered to be among the secondary favourites in the women's drawKeys wilted amid a flurry of unforced errors as two-time champion Azarenka fought back to win 1-6, 6-2, 6-1 on Rod Laver Arena.
In doing so, 33-year-old Azarenka, a former world number one, reached the last 16 at Melbourne Park for the 10th time in her career. "She came out firing from all corners and I felt like I was just rushing a little bit too much," 24th seed Azarenka said in her on-court interview.
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