The Belarusian tennis player hit two aces and converted five out of 11 break points to take a 6-3, 6-0 victory.
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Victoria Azarenka marched into the round of 16 of the 2022 US Open after a dominant victory over Petra Martic in the third round on Saturday. The Belarusian tennis player hit two aces and converted five out of 11 break points to take a 6-3, 6-0 victory. She had earlier defeated the likes of Marta Kostyuk and home favourite Ashlyn Krueger to get to the last 16. The 26th seed will face a tricky test in Karolina Pliskova in the fourth round. Pliskova pulled off a shock victory over 13th seed Belinda Bencic in the third round by a score of 5-7, 6-4, 6-3. The Czech recorded 14 aces in the match and converted seven out of 13 break points to earn her spot in the last 16.
Victoria Azarenka and Karolina Pliskova are scheduled to face one another in the round of 16 of the US Open 2022 on Monday, September 5. The 2022 US Open is all set to begin from August 29 till September 11.
The 2022 US Open will see six rounds of action excluding the qualifiers. These include the round of 64, round of 32, round of 16, quarter-finals, semi-finals and final for both men’s and women’s. The tournament is scheduled to commence on August 29 and conclude on September 11 this year.
| Date | Stage of play (Singles) | Stage of play (Doubles) |
| August 29 | First round (men’s & women’s) | – |
| August 30 | First round (men’s & women’s) | – |
| August 31 | Second round (men’s & women’s) | First round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 1 | Second round (men’s & women’s) | First round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 2 | Third round (men’s & women’s) | Second round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 3 | Third round (men’s & women’s) | Second round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 4 | Round of 16 (men’s & women’s) | Third round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 5 | Round of 16 (men’s & women’s) | Third round (men’s & women’s) |
| September 6 | Quarter-finals (men’s & women’s) | Quarter-finals (men’s & women’s) |
| September 7 | Quarter-finals (men’s & women’s) | Quarter-finals (women’s) |
| September 9 | Semi-finals (men’s) | Semi-finals (men’s) |
| September 10 | Semi-finals (men’s), Final (women’s) | Semi-final (women’s), Final (men’s) |
| September 11 | Final (men’s) | Final (women’s) |
| Player | Seed |
| Iga Swiatek | 1 |
| Anett Kontaveit | 2 |
| Maria Sakkari | 3 |
| Paula Badosa | 4 |
| Ons Jabeur | 5 |
| Aryna Sabalenka | 6 |
| Simona Halep | 7 |
| Jessica Pegula | 8 |
| Garbiñe Muguruza | 9 |
Australia – Channel 9
Canada – TSN, RDS, peacock
India – Sony Ten Network (including SonyLIV app)
UK – Amazon Prime Video
US – ESPN, peacock, NBC
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