Azarenka battles to quell Linette in nearly three hours in Rome
No.24 seed Victoria Azarenka came from a set and a break down, and ultimately needed six match points, to defeat Magda Linette in the second round of the Internazionali BNL d'Italia. It was the pair's first meeting on clay; Azarenka improved to 4-2 against Linette overall.