Victoria Azarenka (19 WTA) is going through a difficult moment in her career and was eliminated again in the first round, this time at the WTA 500 tournament in Berlin, after losing to Oleksandra Sasnovich (70 WTA), score 6-4 , 6 -4.

Victoria Azarenka lost to Oleksandra Sasnovich at the WTA in Berlin

The last few tournaments brought Victoria Azarenka elimination in the first rounds. If at Roland Garros she left the competition in the first round in front of Bianca Andreescu, then a week ago she left the Hertogenbosch tournament in the second round, losing to Ashlyn Kruger, 152nd in the world ranking.

In Berlin, Azarenka got off to a shaky start and her compatriot took full advantage to win the first set.

The second set was no better for the former Australian Open winner either, and Sasnovich settled the match after an hour and 39 minutes of play.

Victoria Azarenka has two Grand Slam trophies, won at the Australian Open in 2012 and 2013, but also lost three finals at the US Open (2012, 2013 and 2020).

In the second round Oleksandra Sasnovich will meet the sixth favorite Maria Sakkari from Greece.

The German Open is a WTA 500 tournament that takes place on grass in Berlin. The tournament will be held from June 19 to 25, and the total prize pool is $780,637. Last year’s champion was Ons Zhaber.