Belarusian tennis star Victoria Azarenka climbed from 22th to 16th place in the WTA ranikings (Women's Tennis Association). This happened after her victory at a tournament in Brisbane on January 9th. According to Euroradio, in the final, Azarenka defeated with confidence Germany's Angelika Kerber 6-3, 6-1.
Another Belarusian female tennis play Volha Havartsova remains in Top 100 of the world rankings. She's currently in the 72th place, one point down from the 71st place a week ago.
On January 18, Australian Open - the first of the season's tournament series Grand Slam - will start in Melbourne. Azarenka won Australian Open twice in a row - in 2012 and 2013.
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