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Victoria Azarenka continues her 2025 US Open campaign, advancing to the third round after winning against Hina Inoue in the first round and Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova in the second[3][5]. Despite being ranked outside the top 100 for the first time since 2006, Azarenka has shown resilience and determination, immediately reclaiming her ranking after a win at Bad Homburg earlier this summer[7].

The third-round match at the US Open sees Azarenka face off against No. 4 seed Jessica Pegula. Their head-to-head is tied 3–3, with Pegula winning their most recent encounter in Charleston in 2024[3]. While Pegula enters as the favorite based on her stronger 2025 season and recent form, Azarenka’s major pedigree and aggressive return game make her a dangerous opponent in New York[5].

In 2025, Azarenka’s record stands at 9 wins and 11 losses, with $573,708 in prize money for the season and no titles won to date[2]. Her 2024 performance included semifinal runs at Brisbane, Miami, and Berlin, as well as quarterfinals at Doha, Rome, Charleston, and Washington DC[1]. Notable career milestones include two Australian Open singles titles (2012, 2013), a career total of 34 WTA Tour level titles, and Olympic gold (mixed doubles) and bronze (singles) medals from London 2012[4]. Recently, Azarenka became only the third player, after Serena Williams and Steffi Graf, to reach the third round of the US Open at least 12 times in the Open Era[6].

Off-court, Azarenka made headlines with a heated complaint about Iga Swiatek’s time management during their Bad Homburg Open match in June 2025[7]. The Bad Homburg result briefly dropped her out of the top 100, but her quick recovery highlights her enduring tenacity on the tour[7].

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