But the 2008 French Open champion, who also beat Azarenka on her way to the semi-finals in Rome in May, fought back to set up a second-round clash with Yaroslava Shvedova.
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The victory shoves Notts back up to second behind Group A leaders Worcestershire.
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The 25-year-old pulled out of the recent Rome Masters with a back injury but showed no signs of discomfort as he set up a second round clash with Finland's Jarkko Nieminen.
Venus, who withdrew from her previous event because of back problems, picked up her game a bit in the second set but it was hardly enough.
The Belgian second seed won the first set in 18 minutes but trailed 4-0 in the second before hitting back to set up a match with Australian Sally Peers.
McIlroy, who has his father Gerry for company in the pro-am event, came home strongly in 33 as he bids for a second title to underline his immense promise and back up his challenge to be European number one this season.
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Wales led 6-0 at half-time but tries from O'Driscoll and Tommy Bowe in the opening minutes of the second half pulled Ireland back into the match and set up a thrilling finale.
The game continued its back-and-forth trend in the second period with each team giving up a one-goal lead.
The Spaniard went on to win seven games in a row to find himself a break up in the second set but Nieminen broke straight back.
The game continued its back-and-forth trend in the second period with each team giving up a one-goal lead, leading to a 3-3 tie heading into the third.
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No sooner had Quins gone back up to full strength, amid a flurry of replacements, than the Blues struck with a second try.
After the break, there they went dutifully back for an endless second half of a match that in some cases, can last up to four days.
He took the opening set 6-4 in 51 minutes and was a break up in the second before the former No.1 hit back by taking the next three games.
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She broke early in the second set but was pegged back before coming through the tie-break to set up a meeting with another home player Robin Anderson in the last 16.
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They got another lift from Iman Shumpert in the following period, when the swingman connected on all four of his shots in the second, including a rim-rocking, put-back dunk that put the Knicks up by 37-26.
The Frenchman had trailed main rival Hirvonen after the first full day of competition following an error he made at the opening turn of the second stage, but he hit back in superb style to win all of Saturday's six stages and open up a 26.8-second lead over the Finn.
However, Del Potro broke back when Federer was serving for the second set at 5-4 up, with the set eventually going to a tie-break.
He followed up with a tumbling catch off his own bowling to send back Kadeer Ali and then had Grant Hodnett caught at second slip to make it 48 for three in the 15th over.
The second half was a different story, with the home side seemingly happy to sit back and soak up some spirited attacks by the visitors.
"There's no doubt the majority of players will come from Wales and Ireland, but England's strong finish to the Six Nations, pushing them up to second, means they will feature a lot of players, " the former Scotland full-back told 5 Live Sport.
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