Victoria Azarenka is ready for the latest test of her difficult Australian Open draw as she prepares to play Dominika Cibulkova in the fourth round.
Two-time champion Azarenka beat Barbora Zahlavova-Strycova 6-4 6-4 on Saturday as she continued her impressive return from an injury-prone 2014.
Having previously overcome highly-rated American prospect Sloane Stephens and former world number one Caroline Wozniacki in Melbourne, things don't get easier for Azarenka as she now takes on the 2014 runner-up.
"[She is a] very tough opponent, as I've had all of my rounds. She obviously had a lot of great success here" Azarenka told the tournament's official website.
"I'm just going to have to try to do my best, give it 100%, be aggressive. She's going to make a lot of shots and she's going to be very motivated. I've just got to step it up.
"It's just another match, another opportunity to improve... I'm just happy that I managed to go through my matches. There are things that obviously I want to improve. But it's a progress. It's one step closer. So I'm happy I have another opportunity to play Monday."
Azarenka has claimed that she is playing better than she did when she won the Grand Slam two years ago.
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