Former world number one Victoria Azarenka — a two-time Australian Open champion — is through to the last eight in Adelaide following a straight-sets win over rising Chinese star Zheng Qinwen.
abc.net.au/news/tennis-victoria-azarenka-wins-at-adelaide-international/101830878Former world number one Victoria Azarenka has given the Adelaide International quarterfinals a more familiar feel, reaching the quarterfinals alongside unseeded duo Irina-Camelia Begu and Linda Nosková.The two-time Australian Open winner faces Linda Nosková in the quarterfinalsAzarenka — a two-time Australian Open winner — accounted for rising Chinese star Zheng Qinwen 6-2, 7-5 on Thursday.
Romanian Begu upset seventh-seeded Latvian Jeļena Ostapenko 6-3, 6-0 earlier in the day, steaming through 11 straight games to recover from a 1-3 deficit in the first set. The results came a day after Ukrainian qualifier Marta Kostyuk shocked Kazakhstan's Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina to reach the final eight.
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