TENNIS in DEPTH.

Top seed Victoria Azarenka ended the run of Romanian qualifier Irina-Camelia Begu to win the final of the Andalucian Tennis Experience in Marbella. It was a second successive tournament victory for the Belarussian, who claimed last week’s Miami Open. Begu had never won a main-draw match on the WTA Tour before this event but beat second seed Svetlana Kuznetsova in Saturday’s semi-final. But Azarenka, ranked sixth in the world, was too strong, winning 6-3 6-2. She broke Begu’s serve four times in the first set and three times in the second on her way to victory.

“It was unusual to go from Miami on hardcourts to here on clay and do so well. I’m more than pleased with the experience,” Azarenka said. “It was important just to keep my mind fresh and do the same things I did in Miami. I used to practice here when I was 14, so coming here brings me back – I love it here.”

Azarenka’s 11-match win streak moves her from No.6 to No.5,

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