June Chris Oddo 06/18/2017

Azarenka Set to Face Ozaki in Mallorca Opener

Victoria Azarenka will make her return at next week’s Mallorca Open with a first-round match with Risa Ozaki of Japan. The 27-year-old will play her first competitive tennis since giving birth to her first son, Leo, last December.Here is the complete Mallorca Open draw:

¡Ya tenemos cuadro final del #MallorcaOpen! 😊👌🏻✅ pic.twitter.com/6ueWQcucYl
— MallorcaOpen (@MallorcaOpen) June 18, 2017

Azarenka, a former World No.1 and two-time major champion, has not played since last year’s French Open. She will face No.7-seeded Ana Konjuh or a qualifier if she wins her first round.

"Aquí empieza una nueva parte de mi carrera", dice @vika7 en su primera aparición ante los medios en el #MallorcaOpen 🙋🏼 pic.twitter.com/XH9AxRuTxy
— MallorcaOpen (@MallorcaOpen) June 18, 2017

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