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2-time champion Azarenka beats Zhu Lin at Australian Open
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Victoria Azarenka of Belarus celebrates after defeating Zhu Lin of China during their fourth round match at the Australian Open tennis championship in Melbourne, Australia, Monday, Jan. 23, 2023. - photo by AP Photo/Ng Han Guan
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka made it back to the quarterfinals at Melbourne Park for the first time since 2016 by coming back to beat Zhu Lin 4-6, 6-1, 6-4 in a match that began late Sunday night and ended at nearly 2:20 a.m. on Monday. The third set began with six consecutive breaks of serve, before Zhu finally was the first to hold, taking a 4-3 lead. But the 24th-seeded Azarenka grabbed the final three games.