Silicon Valley Classic: Victoria Azarenka strolls past qualifier Harmony Tan to reach second round; Danielle Collins advances

Former World No 1 Victoria Azarenka overpowered tournament qualifier Harmony Tan 6-2, 6-4 to reach the second round of the Silicon Valley Classic in Northern California on Tuesday. [caption id=“attachment_4330575” align=“alignleft” width=“380”] File image of Victoria Azarenka. Reuters[/caption] The Belarusian converted seven of her 12 break point opportunities to advance to the second round, where she will face fifth-seeded Donna Vekic of Croatia. American Danielle Collins came out ahead in a marathon 6-4, 5-7, 6-2 battle with China’s Zhang Shuai on a sun-soaked afternoon on the campus of San Jose State University. The rising 25-year-old University of Virginia product said her conditioning was the difference in her first-round match. “I think I did a really great job making it physical,” Collins said. “I’ve been working a lot on my fitness the last couple weeks after Wimbledon. I’ve had a good couple weeks of training and I think it paid off today.” Collins will next face Zheng Saisai after the Chinese defeated Britton Heather Watson 6-3 6-1 in their first-round match.