Tennis: Belarus' Azaranka advances to second round of tournament in Sydney

No. 7 Victoria Azaranka of Belarus has advanced into the second round of the Medibank International tournament in Sydney, targeting the $600,000-worth prize. On January 11, Azaranka defeated Germany's Sabine Lisicki (22) 3:6, 6:2, 7:5.

In the second round, Azaranka will clash with Japan's Date Krum who defeated Russia's Nadezhda Petrova (20) in the first round.