Tuesday in Birmingham was all about two of the tournament’s marquee players kicking off their 2015 AEGON Classic campaign as two-time grand slam winner Victoria Azarenka and tournament top seed Simona Halep successfully completed their first matches on grass this season!
Azarenka’s victory over Varvara Lepchenko forced the Belarussian to dig deep in her first match on British lawn this year as Azarenka quickly found herself four games down against the American in the first set. The longer the match progressed, the more confident Azarenka got while Lepchenko failed to take her chances as Azarenka moved into the second round.