Top seed Azarenka ousted at French Open

Top seed Victoria Azarenka of Belarus failed to reach the quarterfinals of 2012 French Open after being upset by Dominika Cibulkova of Slovakia in straight sets 6-2, 7-6 (7-4) here on Sunday. The 15th-seeded Cibulkova found her form quickly as the 23-year-old claimed the opening set 6-2 under cold and windy conditions. The top seed struggled to get back on track in the second set with a 2-0 lead, but Cibulkova snatched four games in a row to overtake the advantage. Though Azarenka fought hard to draw the set at 4-4 and 6-6, the Belarusian lost the tie-breaker 4-7 to concede the match. Cibulkova will next face the winner between Australian 6th seed Samantha Stosur and Sloane Stephens of the United States in the quarterfinals.