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Linz (Austria), Oct 11 (IANS/RIA Novosti) World No.1 Victoria Azarenka thrashed Arantxa Rus of the Netherlands in their first-round match in the Generali Ladies Linz tournament here. Rus, ranked 69 in the world, managed to take only two games from Azarenka as she was defeated 6-0, 6-2 Wednesday. The Belarusian will face Romania's World No.46 Simona Halep in the second round of the $220,000 tournament. Elsewhere, fifth seed Julia Georges defeated Romina Oprandi of Switzerland 6-3, 6-3 in the first match of round two. The next opponent for the 23-year-old German will be either Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic or Sweden's Sofia Arvidsson. --IANS/RIA Novosti ss/vt
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