Belarusian Victoria Azarenka has today defeated Barbora Strycova of the Czech Republic, 6-2, 6-4, thus advancing to the Australian Open quarterfinals. Her next rival will be Angelique Kerber of Germany. Six previous matches resulted in Azarenka"s victory.<br>Azarenka is a two-time Australian Open winner. Prior to the competitions in Melbourne, she won the Brisbane International.
