​Victoria Azarenka did not have the best day “at work”, the ex-WTA leader categorically lost with a score of 6-2, 6-1 the match with Madison Keys in the eighth WTA Dubai tournament (category 1000).

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Victoria Azarenka was eliminated in the 1/8 finals of WTA Dubai by Madison Keys

The two-time Grand Slam champion and former world No. 1 Azarenka had a difficult day: almost nothing worked in her game, and the score of the match against Madison Keys speaks for itself.

In addition, the player from Belarus was accused of some physical problems (she could not move normally), but she gritted her teeth and preferred not to quit (although it seemed a logical option).

Ranked 14th in the world, Vika could barely muster three games against an opponent who followed her tactical plan.

The American (23rd in the world) served accurately, hit her forehand hard and had great stability on her backhand. The points were located mainly according to the coordinates drawn by Madison.

Azarenka could not get out of the tunnel of despair, and the end of the match came only in the 57th minute.

Know:

  • Romania no longer has a singles representative in Dubai, with Iryna Begu defeated in the first round, Sorana Kirstya eliminated in the second round on Tuesday and Ana Bohdan in the round of 16.

The Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships runs from February 19 to 25 on hard, is part of the “WTA 1000” category and has a total prize pool of $2,788,468. Simona Halep won the tournament in 2015 and 2020, and the last edition went to Jelena Ostapenko of Latvia.