Last Updated on January 1, 2019
The 39th racket of the world, American Venus Williams, beat Belarusian Belarus Victoria Azarenko in three sets, occupying the 51st line of the WTA rating, with a score of 6/3, 1/6, 6/3 at the start of the tournament in Auckland. The match lasted 2 hours and 11 minutes. During this time, the 38-year-old Williams completed two aces, never made a mistake when serving and sold five break points, and the 29-year-old Azarenka filed nine times, made seven double mistakes and made five breaks. Earlier in personal meetings was 4: 2 in favor of the American. In the second round of the ASB Classic competition, Venus will cross the rackets with American Lauren Davies.