TW Newsdesk, Jan 25:  In the quarterfinals, the 33-year-old Belarussian Victoria Azarenka, who won both of her Grand Slam championships at Melbourne Park, easily defeated US world No. 3 Jessica Pegula.

Victoria Azarenka began 2022 ranked 27th in the world, and she finished the year in the same position. She had periods of her greatest play, played a few solid matches, and advanced to the fourth round of two Grand Slams, but her year-long record of 24-13 revealed that she was struggling at critical times.