Azarenka outlasts Bondarenko

SAN JOSE:Former world number one Victoria Azarenka outlasted Kateryna Bondarenko 63 677 75 at the Silicon Valley Classic on Monday to set up a highlyanticipated secondround clash with topseeded Garbine Muguruza on Wednesday

Updated At : 07:36 AM Aug 01, 2018 IST

Victoria Azarenka returns a shot to Kateryna Bondarenko during Day 1 of the Mubadala Silicon Valley Classic. AFP

San Jose, July 31

Former world number one Victoria Azarenka outlasted Kateryna Bondarenko 6-3 6-7(7) 7-5 at the Silicon Valley Classic on Monday to set up a highly-anticipated second-round clash with top-seeded Garbine Muguruza on Wednesday.

Azarenka took the first set comfortably but faced stiffer resistance in

the second from the Ukrainian, who battled hard against the 29-year-old Belarusian on a night when her powerful first serve lacked its usual accuracy.

Azarenka committed 12 double faults and was

broken four times but did just enough to edge the defensive-minded Bondarenko, who sent a backhand long on match point to put an end to the marathon match. — Reuters