Victoria Azarenka topples Greetje Minnen 3-6 7-5 6-1 in the 2nd round in Toronto on Thursday. Azarenka will play Peyton Stearns in the 3rd round. The battle lasted 2 hours and 54 minutes. Her most significant achievement in this event was reaching the semifinal in 2008, 2010 and 2011. Here you can see her history at this event.

Toronto
Azarenka's Record

Azarenka added to her prize money $ 15,804 after winning this match. She has already won $ 36,454 after this win. If she wins the next match, Azarenka will add $ 36,511 to her earnings to get in total $ 72,965 in total.

Stats: aces, double faults, breaks, winners

Azarenka
Minnen
3-6 7-5 6-1
2h:54
114
114
Total points
103
103
35
35
Winners
42
42
31%
31%
Ratio Winners
41%
41%
-- Serve --
4
4
Aces
4
4
12
12
Double Faults
6
6
58%
58%
1st in
60%
60%
63%
63%
1st won
58%
58%
35/56
35/56
1st won
42/72
42/72
44%
44%
2nd won
35%
35%
18/41
18/41
2nd won
17/48
17/48
-- Break Points --
8/17
8/17
Total
6/14
6/14
47%
47%
Won
43%
43%
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At the end of the match, Victoria scored 114 points vs. Minnen’s 103.

Azarenka

Victoria won this match even if she was battling in converting her break points since she converted only 47% (8/17) of the procured opportunities.

Minnen

On the other side, Greetje had a tough time converting her break points (only 43% – 6/14). That was one of the key issues for her loss.

After this encounter, the head to head between Azarenka and Minnen is 1-0 for Victoria.

Draw and next match H2H: Victoria Azarenka vs. Peyton Stearns – stats

Azarenka will square off with Stearns in the 3rd round.

This will be the 2nd time that Victoria Azarenka and Peyton Stearns fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Azarenka (see full H2H stats), 1-0 on hard.

The last time that they squared off, Azarenka won 7-5 3-6 6-4 in the 2nd round in Miami back in March 2024.

Live score progression and stats

1st Set -
Minnen 6-3
MinnenAzarenka
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3
0
15
15
15
15
30
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30
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40
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Azarenka started the set in the best possible way after breaking Greetje Minnen in the 1st game (1-0). Yet, Greetje was not done to come back to break the Belarussian in the 4th (2-2) and in the 8th (5-3) game before winning the set (6-3).

Victoria was powerless in the last 4 games of the set when the scoreline went from 3-3 to 6-3.

Greetje was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 4th (1-2 40-A and 40-A), the 6th (3-2 15-40 and 30-40), the 8th (4-3 15-40 and 30-40) and the 10th game (6-2 30-40). In addition on the other side, Azarenka was exemplary in converting all her break points in the 1st (0-0 30-40 and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 30-40).

They played 79 points. Minnen conquered the set after winning 7 points more than Azarenka (43-36). Greetje lost 19 points on serve (26-19). On the other side, Victoria conceded 17 points on serve (17-17).

2nd Set -
Azarenka 7-5
AzarenkaMinnen
7
5
15
0
30
0
30
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AzarenkaMinnen
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5
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AzarenkaMinnen
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15
AzarenkaMinnen
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5
0
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40
AzarenkaMinnen
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4
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40
AzarenkaMinnen
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40
AzarenkaMinnen
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AzarenkaMinnen
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3
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40
AzarenkaMinnen
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3
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30
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40
0
AzarenkaMinnen
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3
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AzarenkaMinnen
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2
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AzarenkaMinnen
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1
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30

The Belarussian won the set after recovering 2 times from a break down. In fact, after conceding her serve in the 3rd (1-2) and in the 9th (5-4) game, Azarenka broke back 3 times in the 6th (3-3), in the 8th (5-3) and in the 12th game to win the set 7-5.

The Belarussian failed to serve out the set when leading 7-5 to be broken at 30.

There was an important spell in this set when Azarenka won 4 consecutive games in the 2nd set to convert the scoreline from 1-3 to 5-3.

Victoria converted 28% of her break points (2/7). She had 7

break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 30-40), the 6th (2-3 40-A), the 8th (4-3 15-40, 30-40 and 40-A) and the 12th game (6-5 40-A and 40-A). Furthermore, on the other side, the Belgian converted 50% of her break points (2/4). She had her opportunities in the 3rd (1-1 40-A, 40-A and 40-A) and the 9th game (3-5 0-40).

They contested 91 points. Victoria was the winner of the set after clinching 7 more points than the Belgian (49-42). Victoria surrendered 20 points on serve (25-20). In addition, on the other side, the Belgian conceded 24 points on serve (22-24).

3rd Set -
Azarenka 6-1
AzarenkaMinnen
6
1
15
0
30
0
40
0
AzarenkaMinnen
5
1
0
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15
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40
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40
AzarenkaMinnen
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1
0
15
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15
15
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40
AzarenkaMinnen
3
1
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0
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AzarenkaMinnen
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1
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AzarenkaMinnen
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0
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15

Azarenka had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Greetje Minnen in the 2nd

game (2-0). Yet, the set was not over yet and there was more work to do for Victoria to win the set because Greetje managed to break back in the 3rd (1-2) game. Victoria kept her cool to break Minnen in the 4th (3-1) and in the 6th (5-1) game before winning the set (6-1).

The Belgian had no answers in the last 4 games of the set when the game count went from 2-1 to 6-1.

Victoria converted 42% of her break points (3/7). She had 7 break points opportunities in the 1st (0-0 15-40), the 4th (2-1 15-40 and 30-40) and the 6th game (4-1 15-40, 30-40, 40-A and 40-A). Moreover, on the other side, the Belgian converted 33% of her break points (1/3). She had her opportunities in the 2nd (0-2 15-40 and 30-40) and the 5th game (1-3 30-40).

They played 47 points. Azarenka was the winner of the set after clinching 11 points more than the Belgian (29-18). Azarenka lost 7 points on serve (11-7). on the other side of the court, the Belgian conceded 18 points on serve (11-18).

1st
Azarenka
Minnen
3-6
3
6
3
5
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
0
1
0
2nd
Azarenka
Minnen
7-5
7
5
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
1
3
1
2
1
1
0
1
3rd
Azarenka
Minnen
6-1
6
1
5
1
4
1
3
1
2
1
2
0
1
0

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