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Oct 17, 2021; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Victoria Azarenka (BLR) hits a shot during the women’s final against Paula Badosa (ESP) during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
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Oct 17, 2021; Indian Wells, CA, USA; Victoria Azarenka (BLR) hits a shot during the women’s final against Paula Badosa (ESP) during the BNP Paribas Open at the Indian Wells Tennis Garden. Mandatory Credit: Jayne Kamin-Oncea-USA TODAY Sports
Former World No. 1 Victoria Azarenka has been one of the most heard players on the tour. The manner in which she has gone about things in her career is something that players aspire for.
Over the years in her career, Azarenka has achieved a lot of success. Besides dominating scenes in the singles category, she has won Grand Slam titles in mixed doubles too. She has also won the gold medal in the mixed doubles London Olympics and the bronze in the singles.
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Victoria Azarenka has been concerned with matters outside the court
However, at the moment, the two-time Grand Slam winner has been taken back by the activities going on around the world. She expresses of her feelings and hopes for things to come back to normal.
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Speaking on the subject, Victoria stated, “I know it’s wishful thinking maybe at certain times. I think the core foundation of humanity shouldn’t be lost in any conflict. I think the violence is never justified in any case. Never will be in my eyes. So, I hope that the compassion, the empathy is something that we can grow more, to avoid situations and conflicts that’s happening in the world.”
Coming to tennis, Azarenka came as far as the fourth round of the Australian Open this season. Post that, she suffered an opening round loss at the Dubai Duty-Free Tennis Championships.
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Tennis – Australian Open – Melbourne Park, Melbourne, Australia – January 21, 2022 Belarus’ Victoria Azarenka celebrates winning her third round match against Ukraine’s Elina Svitolina REUTERS/Morgan Sette
Below-par results so far this season
Following that, she competed in Qatar. Sadly, she had to withdraw before her second-round match as she handed her opponent a walkover due to a back injury.
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At the moment, the Belarusian star is competing at the Indian Wells 2022. Where, she won her opening round match against Australian player Astra Sharma.
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In the next round, she will be up against Elena Rybakina. It will be interesting to see how she performs in this event. Nonetheless, we wish her the best of luck for the upcoming match and the rest of the season.
