Tennis: Victoria Azarenka out of Australian Open

Victoria Azarenka has been defeated by Slovak Dominika Cibulková and dropped out of the Australian Open. The 1/8 final match was played in three sets and was difficult for the Belarusian – 2:6, 6:3, 3:6.

Azarenka defeated American Sloan Stevens in the first round (6:3, 6:2) Dane Caroline Wozniacki in the second round — 6:4, 6:2 and Czech Barbora Záhlavová-Strýcová – in the third round (6:4, 6:4).

Victoria Azarenka won the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013 and dropped out in the quarter final last year.