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Summary World No 1 Azarenka reaches London Olympics second round against Romania's Irina-Camelia Begu.
World No 1 Azarenka reaches London Olympics second round against Romanias Irina-Camelia Begu.Azarenka, who replaced Maria Sharapova at the top of the world rankings after reaching the Wimbledon semi-finals, raced through the first set in just 24 minutes on the All England Clubs Centre Court.The 22-year-old from Belarus, playing in her second Olympics, found Begu a tougher nut to crack in the second set as the world number 79 broke twice to level the match.But Azarenka, the reigning Australian Open champion, rediscovered her rhythm in the final set. She landed the decisive break in the fourth game and will play Spains Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez in the last 32.
