Victoria Azarenka will be up against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova on Thursday in round three of the China Open

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Victoria Azarenka overcame Polona Hercog this week in a close fought second round clash, and she’ll now be vying for a place in the last eight. The Belarusian has been playing superbly throughout the season, and she never seemed likely to lose to Hercog after edging a first set tie-breaker. The match finished 7-6(8), 6-3 in Azarenka’s favour.

The world No. 4 will continue her campaign on Thursday with a tough third round showdown against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova. Palyuchenkova earned the right to take on Azarenka by sealing a comfortable 6-2, 6-3 success over Maria Jose Martinez Sanchez of Spain.

Azarenka has beaten the Russian twice this year, and she’ll surely be fancying her chances. That said, both of these wins came in three sets, and Pavlyuchenkova is good enough to upset the odds. Azarenka is the favourite here, but this could be a very evenly contested matchup.

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