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INDIAN WELLS, Calif., March 12 (UPI) -- Top-seeded Victoria Azarenka battled back from a first-set loss to advance and No. 4 seed Angelique Kerber also moved on Monday at Indian Wells.
Azarenka, the Belarusian defending champion at the BNP Paribas Open, rallied for a 3-6, 6-3, 6-0 victory over 28th-seeded Belgian Kirsten Flipkens in a 1-hour, 46-minute battle to reach the fourth round.
Also advancing Monday was No. 4 Angelique Kerber of Germany, who posted a 6-1, 7-6 (7-4) decision over 30th-seeded Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium.
Meanwhile, seventh-seeded former U.S. Open champion Samantha Stosur of Australia managed to overcome 32nd-seeded Peng Shuai of China, 6-3, 3-6, 6-2.
Also Monday, eighth-seeded Dane Caroline Wozniacki downed No. 29 Elena Vesnina of Russia 6-2, 6-1; 10th-seeded Russian Nadia Petrova blasted 21st-seeded German Julia Goerges 6-1, 6-2; and 24th-seeded Mona Barthel of Germany got past No. 11 Serbian Ana Ivanovic 6-1, 3-6, 6-0.
Other winners included Spaniard Garbine Muguruza and Urszula Radwanska of Poland.
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