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The typically reserved 38-year-old American broke Watson six times and showed rare flashes of emotion after critical points in the two-hour affair, pumping her fist and shouting.
Defending champion Elise Mertens of Belgium reached the Hobart International final with a 6-4 1-6 6-2 win over British qualifier Heather Watson on Friday.
Former champion Heather Watson capitalised on a fast start to race away from Donna Vekic and set up a semi-final encounter against last year's winner Elise Mertens at the Hobart International on Thursday.
Now ranked at 683 in the world, the Belarusian has just come back to the WTA Tour from pregnancy – having given birth in December – and was only playing in her fifth match upon her return.
Former world number one Azarenka, who returned to action last month after giving birth to son Leo in December, is off to a fine start at Wimbledon, her first grand slam appearance since the 2016 French Open.
In a format where the winner is decided on the total points won in 5-set match, Hyderabad beat Chennai 25-19.
Britain won the Davis Cup for the first time in 79 years in Ghent on Sunday.
Giant-serving Croatian player Ivo Karlovic and doubles ace Martina Hingis played stellar roles in Hyderabad Aces' impressive 25-16 win over Chennai Warriors on the third day of the Champions Tennis League, here on Wednesday.
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