Victoria Azaranka to play in 1/8 final of Australian Open

Belarusian Victoria Azaranka to play in 1/8 final of the single and pair Australian Open.
Azaranka defeated Amelie Mauresmo from France in the third round of the single competition. This French player defeated a Belarusian player Volha Havartsova at the beginning. The score is - 6:4, 6:2. Azaranka will compete with the world’s second racket Serena Williams from the USA in the 1/8 final.

Azaranka and a Russian Vera Zvanarova also defeated tennis players from France in the pair tournament – Alizé Cornet and Camille Pin - 6:3, 6:0. The following rivals of the Belarusian-Russian pair will be the leaders of women’s pair tennis Cara Black (Zimbabwe) and Liezel Huber (USA).

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