London: Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka won her first match in five months on Monday, defeating Mirjana Lucic-Baroni 6-3, 7-5 to reach the second round at Wimbledon.
The eighth-seeded Azarenka, a two-time semifinalist at the All England Club, made her return at Eastbourne last week following the long layoff with a left foot injury. She lost in the first round at the Wimbledon warm-up event.
Azarenka fought hard to get past the 1999 Wimbledon semifinalist, winning on her fifth match point. Azarenka struggled with her serve and had eight double faults but made the most of her opponent's 29 unforced errors.
Azarenka looked relieved after Lucic-Baroni sent a final forehand long, pumping her fists and raising a finger before congratulating her opponent and blowing kisses to the crowd.
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