Belarusian Victoria Azarenka reaches her first Australian Open semi-final since winning the title in 2013, knocking out third seed American Jessica Pegula 6-4, 6-1
Victoria Azarenka's defence and her ability to put the pressure on during long rallies was evident from the first set.
The Belarusian 24th seed outlasted her American opponent on Tuesday in a marathon 64-minute first set before running away with the second to set up a last-four encounter against Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina at Melbourne Park. "But at the same time I have to play my best tennis. She has been playing amazing, very consistent. I knew from the first point I had to bring it.
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