Azarenka's 48-minute 'double bagel' sets records

French Open 2025

Dates: 25 May-8 June Venue: Roland Garros

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Victoria Azarenka raced into nan 2nd information of nan French Open pinch a 48-minute 'double bagel' triumph complete Belgium's Yanina Wickmayer.

At 35 years old, nan Belarusian is nan oldest subordinate successful nan Open era to triumph a Grand Slam main-draw lucifer 6-0 6-0.

She besides becomes nan first female to people a Grand Slam double bagel - winning a lucifer without dropping a crippled - successful 3 different decades.

Wickmayer, who is presently classed extracurricular nan world's apical 1,000 and has said she will discontinue aft Wimbledon this summer, held conscionable 1 crippled constituent during nan match.

Two-time awesome victor Azarenka deed 15 winners and won 49 of nan 66 points connected offer, while Wickmayer was undone by 26 unforced errors.

Only Maria Sharapova and Kim Clijsters - pinch six each - person won much Grand Slam matches pinch a 6-0 6-0 scoreline than Azarenka's 5 since 2000.

It was her first double bagel triumph astatine a awesome since nan 2016 Australian Open.

Azarenka will look erstwhile Australian Open victor Sofia Kenin aft nan American defeated France's Varvara Gracheva 6-3 6-1.