Victoria Azarenka in AO semifinals
Victoria Azarenka / twitter.com/josemorgado
Victoria Azarenka of Belarus won her quarterfinal match at the Australian Open tennis tournament and reached the semifinals.
Azarenka defeated the third-ranked American Jessica Pegula 6:4, 6:1. Her next opponent is Elena Rybakina from Kazakhstan.
Azarenka previously won the Australian Open twice - in 2012 and 2013.
Another Belarusian player Aryna Sabalenka will soon play Croatian Donna Vekic to get into the semis. The match will take place on January 24, Belarusian time.
"A magnificent achievement rolling back the years"
— Eurosport (@eurosport) January 24, 2023
Victoria Azárenka is through to her first #AusOpen semi-final in 10 years when she lifted the #AusOpen @vika7 pic.twitter.com/3eByS3f9Ps
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