Tennis star Victoria Azarenka defeated Yue Yuan in her first-round matchup at Wimbledon on Monday in three sets 6-4, 5-7, 6-4, and she is set to take on Nadia Podoroska in the second round Wednesday.

Azarenka says it ‘wasn’t fair’ for the crowd to react poorly after she respected Svitolina’s decision to not shake hands post-game Averi Kremposky is an editorial intern at PEOPLE. She has been ...

Victoria Azarenka was booed off the court at Wimbledon on Sunday after her loss to Elina Svitolina. The boos seemed to stem from Azarenka, who is from Belarus, not shaking with Svitolina, who is ...

Victoria Azarenka’s run at Wimbledon came to an end on Sunday after she lost in a three-set tiebreaker to Elina Svitolina 6-2. 4-6, 6-7 (11). However, the fireworks came right after the match was ...

DUBAI -- Stubbornness is a quality ingrained in the greats. That unquestioning belief, unwavering commitment and work ethic fueled Victoria Azarenka to World No.1, two Australian Open titles and 21 ...

WATCH: Azarenka spoke about a need for tennis to show unity following her Citi Open match against Ukraine's Dayana Yastremska. NEW YORK—It was a racquet tap that reverberated well beyond the bounds of ...

The tennis gods must have a twisted sense of humor. Just when you think Jessica Pegula has finally figured out how to cruise through early rounds without turning matches into three-set marathons, ...

The United States Tennis Association removed Belarusian tennis player Victoria Azarenka from Wednesday night’s “Tennis Plays for Peace” exhibition at the Billie Jean King Tennis Center in Queens. “In ...

Victoria Azarenka produced a brilliant display of tennis to dispatch world No. 3 Jessica Pegula and reach the Australian Open semifinals. The two-time Australian Open champion, now ranked 24th in the ...

Belarusian tennis star Victoria Azarenka has been forced to withdraw from the National Bank Open in Toronto after her visa application to enter Canada was rejected, she wrote on Twitter. The two-time ...

The move came after players from Ukraine complained about the participation of Azarenka, a Belarusian, in the Tennis Plays for Peace Exhibition set for Wednesday night. By Matthew Futterman The U.S.

Azarenka has taken a more process-oriented approach than in the past. But the outcomes have been good, too, as she’s in an Australian Open semifinal for the first time since she won it all in 2013. By ...