California, Mar 9 (UNI) Ace tennis player Serena Williams defeated Victoria Azarenka of Belarus 7-5, 6-3 in the second round of BNP Paribas Open here on Friday night.
The American veteran and 10th seed, Williams took two hours and 17 minutes to enter the third rounds of the tournament, where she will face Garbine Muguruza of Spain.
The 23-time Grand Slam, Williams hit four aces and committed nine double faults, meanwhile, the 23 Grand Slam winner saved 11 break points out of 15.