Kazakh tennis player advances in Birmingham as Azarenka withdraws

ASTANA. KAZINFORM - Kazakhstan's tennis player Zarina Diyas has advanced to the third round the WTA Aegon Classic Birmingham after her second-round opponent Victoria Azarenka withdrew, Vesti.kz reports.

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The 25-year-old Azarenka left the tournament due to leg injury. As for Diyas, she will vie against the winner of the Johanna Konta vs. Karolina Pliskova second-round clash. The prize fund of the tournament is over $730,000.