Azarenka injures foot, Ivanovic loses in Birmingham


  • Tennis
  • Thursday, 18 Jun 2015

Serbia's Ana Ivanovic reacts during the second round Action Images via Reuters / Andrew Boyers Livepic

LONDON (Reuters) - Former world number one Victoria Azarenka was forced out of the Aegon Classic in Birmingham with a foot injury on Wednesday shortly after defending champion Ana Ivanovic suffered a shock defeat.

Belarusian Azarenka won her first round match at the grasscourt event on Tuesday, beating American Varvara Lepchenko but was unable to take to the court for her second-round match against Kazakhstan's Zarina Diyas.

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