A surprise at the tournament in Charleston, where Victoria Azarenka lost in the round of 16 to Russian Anna Kalinska 6-4, 7-6(5).

Victoria Azarenka was eliminated from Anna Kalinska

Victoria Azarenka, who is ranked 18th in the WTA ranking, stopped in the 1/8 finals of the tournament in Charleston.

The athlete from Belarus was defeated by Anna Kalinska (70 WTA) at the end of the match, which lasted a little more than two hours.

Although she lost her serve early on, Azarenka made an impressive comeback from 2-0 down in the first set and even led 4-3 at one point. However, Victoria Azarenka lost the first set 6-4.

The second set was evenly matched, and the Russian needed a tiebreak to secure a place in the quarterfinals.

There, Anna Kalinska will meet the winner of the duel between Caroline Dolheid (172 WTA) and Ons Jabert (5 WTA).

Charleston Open 2023 will be held from April 3 to 9 on clay and is part of the WTA 500 category. The total prize money of the tournament is $780,637 and the champion of the title is Belinda Bencic.