[Music] Victoria Azarenka overcomes slow start to beat qualifier at 2024 US Open Victoria Azarenka went from feeling overpowered to feeling sick to feeling angry to finally feeling triumphant in her US Open first round match on Monday Azarenka a three-time finalist at the US Open overcame a sluggish start and rallied to defeat Ukrainian qualifier Yulia stared at CA 3-6 6:1 6 to1 in the grand and to advance to the second round the score line particularly the final two sets looks flattering on paper but Azarenka had it all to do after sted at CA who won three rounds in qualifying at each of the four grand slams this year reeled off the first four games of the match even though Azarenka fought back to get the match on serve again at 3 to four stad at SAA broke for a third time and served for the set at 5 to3 the world number 146 fought off a breako to pull out the set and move one step closer to the biggest win in her career during the break between the first and second sets Azarenka who was visibly in discomfort after a few points laate in that opening frame had her blood pressure checked by the trainer at the chair whatever that reading was her blood pressure soon peaked after back-to-back double faults two of her 10 doubles in the match gave stared at CA a breakpoint opport opportunity in the third game of the second set Azarenka disgustedly threw her racket onto the court after the second of those double Falls and that outward expression of anger proved to be a catalyst for a turnaround she won the final three points of that game for 2 to one the next four games to win the second set and the final six games of the third after stabat SAA held to begin the final frame [Music]