File Photo: Victoria Azarenka reacts during a match. AFP
Now ranked 19th, Azarenka broke her rival five times and managed to save five break points.
It was the first time that Azarenka played Sonmez, a 22-year-old from Turkey who produced her first career tour-level win against Arantxa Rus on Monday.
Azarenka, who is from Belarus, was a semifinalist in Berlin in 2021. The two-time Grand Slam champion has never won a title on grass.
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