There was another flawless performance from Victoria Azarenka in her second round tie after a straight set win over Eleni Daniilidou.
Azarenka advances to the third round with a 6-1 6-0 over her Greek opponent.
Azarenka raced out to a 5-0 lead on Daniilidou, a former top 20 player, in just 17 minutes, her biting ground strokes finding the corners of the court and clearly overwhelming her Greek opponent.
It was in the sixth game of the first set that Daniilidou finally got on the board, putting one finger in the air and breaking into a big smile as she held for 1-5.
After Azarenka won the first set in 24 minutes, Daniilidou began to work her way into points much better, exchanging baseline rallies that lasted for seven, 10 and 12 strokes. Yet the defending champion had found her groove and didn't relent another game, winning a more closely fought but better executed second set without dropping a game.
In game four Azarenka won the longest exchange of the match – 23 strokes – with a dropshot winner to give herself the advantage after facing three break points at 0-40. She won that game and the final two, closing the match out in 55 minutes.
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