FOXNews.com: Cibulkova takes down Azarenka at French Open

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Cibulkova takes down Azarenka at French Open Jun 3rd 2012, 13:30 Paris, France –  Dominika Cibulkova is through to the quarterfinals after taking down top-seeded Victoria Azarenka on Sunday at the French Open. The 15th-seeded Cibulkova defeated Azarenka of Belarus 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) to advance to the quarterfinals at Roland Garros for the first time since 2009, when she made it to the semifinals. The Slovak recorded 31 winners, compared to 19 for Azarenka, and improved to 3-6 in her career against world No. 1s. Cibulkova came into the match with an 0-3 mark against top 10 opponents this year. The Australian Open champion Azarenka was a perfect 10-0 in Grand Slam play this year, including her first-ever major title in Melbourne back in January. Cibulkova will take on either 2010 runner-up Samantha Stosur or American Sloane Stephens in the quarters. German Angelique Kerber and Italian Sara Errani also posted fourth-round victories on Day 8. The 21st-seeded Errani started the day by taking out 2009 champion Svetlana Kuznetsova 6-0, 7-5 on Court Philippe Chatrier. The win for Errani came just two days after beating 2008 winner Ana Ivanovic in the third round. The 25-year-old Italian has won three titles this year. She won in Acapulco, Barcelona and Budapest -- all on clay -- after a quarterfinal loss to Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova at the Australian Open in January, which marked her best finish in 18 Grand Slam events. Kuznetsova, the No. 26 seed, came into the match with a 5-0 career mark against Errani, who will next do battle with Kerber. Kerber, the No. 10 seed, defeated Croat Petra Martic 6-3, 7-5 to secure her spot in the quarters. Errani and Kerber had never made it past the second round here coming into this year's event.

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