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Victoria Azarenka, two-time Australian Open champion hit reporters with a bizarre response during his post-match press conference, after crashing from the Grand Slam in the first round.
The former Belarusian world No.1 needed two medical timeouts during her clash with American Jessica Pegula en route to a 7-5, 6-4 defeat.
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Azarenka, had been one of 72 Australian Open contenders thrown into a two-week hotel quarantine in Melbourne, used an inhaler in his first-round match.
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And when asked about the medical issues she had faced in the spotlight, she broke down.
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“I don’t really know why we are asked about the medical condition,” Azarenka said.
“It shouldn’t be mandatory for people to talk about their health issues.
“I think that should be changed, unless the players want to talk about it. I think … a new adjusted rule should be in place.”
Azarenka is now the second former major champion to lose in the first round of the Australian Open, after Germany’s Angelique Kerba fell to America’s Bernarda Pera 6-0, 6-4.
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