victoria azarenka wiki : Victória Fyódorovna Azárenka (Belarusian: Вікторыя Фёдараўна Азаранка; Russian: Виктория Фёдоровна Азаренко; born 31 July 1989) is a Belarusian professional tennis player. She is a former world No. 1 in singles and was the year-end No. 1 in 2012.
She has won two Australian Open singles titles (2012 and 2013), becoming the only Belarusian player, male or female, to win a Grand Slam singles title.
Her other achievements include winning six Premier Mandatory tournaments including the Sunshine Double in 2016, the singles bronze medal at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, two mixed doubles Grand Slam titles—the 2007 US Open with Max Mirnyi, the 2008 French Open with Bob Bryan—and the gold medal in the mixed doubles at the 2012 Summer Olympics with Max Mirnyi.
Azarenka originally received a wildcard for the Australian Open, but she withdrew from the tournament due to her ongoing custody battle. On January 16, 2018, it was announced that Azarenka won her custody battle hearing, and is due to resume her career with the 2018 BNP Paribas Open. She lost to Sloane Stephens in the third round. At the Miami Open, Azarenka set up a rematch against Stephens after defeating Karolína Plíšková in the quarterfinal round in straight sets. She lost 6–3, 2–6, 1–6. With her run to the semifinals, Azarenka returned to the top 100 for the first time since returning to tour. At the Madrid Open Azarenka lost in round two to Karolína Plíšková 6–2 1–6 7–5. At the Italian Open Azarenka was defeated in the opening round by Naomi Osaka 6-0, 6-3. At the French Open Azarenka was defeated in the first round by Kateřina Siniaková 7–5, 7–5.
Azarenka started grass-court season at Mallorca Open, where she lost in second round to Lucie Šafářová. In Wimbledon she lost in second round to another Czech player, Karolína Plíšková.
Throughout her career, Victoria Azarenka has established rivalries with other players on the WTA Tour. Her rivalries with Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova are among the most significant on the WTA Tour, as all three players have met each other at least fifteen times.
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