Irina Falconi

Second-ranked Victoria Azarenka overcame a late slip-up to beat American Irina Falconi 6-1, 6-4 on Tuesday in the first round of Wimbledon.

Victoria Azarenka and Samantha Stosur moved closer to a potential quarter-final showdown at the French Open on Wednesday with both coasting to straight sets wins as the second round got underway.

Sixth seed Samantha Stosur of Australia reached the second round at the French Open on Sunday by defeating Britain's Elena Baltacha 6-4, 6-0.

Sixth seeded Australian Samantha Stosur breezed past American wildcard Irina Falconi 6-0, 6-3 in a second round match at the WTA/ATP Indian Wells tournament on Saturday.