Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia hits a return to Victoria Azarenka of Belarus during their women's singles fourth round match at the Australian Open 2015 tennis tournament in Melbourne January 26, 2015. REUTERS/Thomas Peter
MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka's grand slam comeback from an injury-plagued season ran into a brick wall in the form of feisty Slovak Dominika Cibulkova on Monday, but the former champion leaves Melbourne Park having finally won the affections of the hosts.
Azarenka reigned supreme at the Australian Open from 2012-13, but while she earned their respect she never won over local crowds.
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