LUXEMBOURG, Oct. 21 (UPI) -- No. 1-seeded Victoria Azarenka used a straight-set victory Friday to claim a semifinal berth at the BGL BNP Paribas Luxembourg Open tennis tournament.
Azarenka defeated Iveta Benesova 6-3, 6-2, winning 57 percent of the points on serve and 55 percent when receiving. She lost serve once in each set but had a total of five breaks to offset those missteps.