Flawless Azarenka hands rare double bagel to Kenin in Rome


  • Tennis
  • Friday, 18 Sep 2020

Tennis - WTA Premier 5 - Italian Open - Foro Italico, Rome, Italy - September 17, 2020 Belarus' Victoria Azarenka during her second round match against Sofia Kenin of the U.S. Pool via REUTERS/Clive Brunskill

ROME (Reuters) - Victoria Azarenka produced a masterclass on centre court at the Italian Open to knock out third seed Sofia Kenin with a dominant 6-0 6-0 victory in the second round on Thursday.

Azarenka, who lost the U.S. Open final in New York on Saturday and flew in to Rome to beat Venus Williams in a two-hour first-round match on Wednesday, needed only an hour to dispatch the Australian Open champion.

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