Azarenka won 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 despite being broken six times by the Frenchwoman.
Paris: Former No. 1 Victoria Azarenka overcame a slow start and 10 double-faults on Saturday to rally past Frenchwoman Alize Cornet 4-6, 6-3, 6-1 and reach the fourth round of the French Open.
Seeded third, Azarenka advanced despite being broken six times. She blew an easy overhead to lose the first game of the final set, then swept the last six games thanks to relentless baseline play that wore down Cornet.
Cornet, seeded 31st, lost her composure as the match slipped away, screaming at herself between points and once spiking two balls in anger.
Azarenka has won the Australian Open each of the past two years. Roland Garros is the only major tournament where she has yet to reach the semi-final.
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