Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka qualified for the second round of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open in Montreal, also known as Rogers Cup, with a prize pool of 2.7 million USD. At the start of the tournament, she defeated Magda Linette (Poland) by 2-0 (6:3, 6:0) in 2:29 hours.
Victoria Azarenka made 14 aces, 8 double faults and 4 breaks. Magda Linette, on the other hand, made 6 aces, 4 double faults and only 1 break.
In the next round, Victoria Azarenka will face Sloane Stephens (USA), who eliminated Anhelina Kalinina (Ukraine) bvy 2- (6:4, 7:6).
Marie Bouzkova (Czech Republic) also advanced to the second round of the WTA 1000 Canadian Open after defeating the qualifier Kayla Day (USA) by 2-0 (7:6, 6:3) and will face the 5th-seeded Caroline Garcia (France).
Jasmine Paolini (Italy) eliminated Donna Vekic (Croatia) after 2-0 (7:6, 6:2).
