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Azarenka's fun-filled Australian Open comes to an end

MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — Victoria Azarenka is packing her bags and leaving the Australian Open far earlier than years past, but the two-time former champion sure had fun while she was here. Unseeded after an injury-marred season, Azarenka had the toughest draw of any of the top female contenders at Melbourne Park, yet she moved through three rounds with ease, not dropping a set to Sloane Stephens, Caroline Wozniacki or Barbora Zahlavova Strycova. On Monday, though, her run came to an end against 2014 finalist, Dominika Cibulkova, in a match filled with extended rallies, momentum shifts and impressive shot-making. She playfully scolded the crowds for calling her "Vicky" instead of "Vika" or "Victoria" when they cheered her on. [...] she flirted with Australian teen sensation Nick Kyrgios on Twitter — she asked how she could learn to serve as big as him, and he responded, "private lessons, of course!!" The topic of conversation routinely veered from tennis to other less weighty subjects, such as Vegemite and her multi-colored leggings.

 

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