15 Jan 2014

Azarenka through to next round of Australian Open

11:28 am on 15 January 2014

Victoria Azarenka has overcome a feisty Johanna Larsson 7-6 6-2 to get her Australian Open tennis campaign underway.

The 24-year-old Belarusian looked out of sorts in the first set as the Swede put massive pressure on the world number two, who's bidding for her third successive Australian Open title.

Larsson had opportunities to serve out the first set only for Azarenka to break back, which saw the Swede's resolve melt away as the two-times champion won the tie-break 7-2.

Elsewhere the former world No.1 Caroline Wozniacki got her campaign off to a perfect start with a straight sets win over Spain's Lourdes Dominguez Lino.