Azarenka relishing future 'battle of mums' with Serena


  • Tennis
  • Tuesday, 20 Jun 2017

Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros - Karin Knapp of Italy vs Victoria Azarenka of Belarus - Paris, France - 24/05/16. Victoria Azarenka hits a return. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol Picture Supplied by Action Images

(Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka cannot wait to renew her rivalry with close friend Serena Williams in what could shape up to become a future battle of the tennis mums.

For a change, Azarenka, who has four wins and 17 defeats against Williams, is a step ahead of the American having given birth to son Leo in December -- a day, she says, represented a "180 degree" turn in her life.

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