Victoria Azarenka beats Jessica Pegula to reach Australian Open semi-finals

THROUGH: Victoria Azarenka defeated Jessica Pegula in the Australian Open quarter-finals. Pic: Ng Han Guan/AP

Two-time former champion Victoria Azarenka ended a 10-year wait to return to the Australian Open semi-finals with a straight-sets victory over Jessica Pegula.

Azarenka lifted her only two grand slam singles titles at Melbourne Park in 2012 and 2013 and had never been beyond the last eight since.