Victoria Azarenka defeated Coco Vandeweghe 6-2 6-1 in the Tokyo quarter-final on hard. The result followed the form book — Victoria Azarenka came in defending last year's quarter-final.
Azarenka V. took it in straight sets.
Azarenka V. and Vandeweghe C. faced 4 of the same opponents in the last 12 months. Azarenka V. went 4–2 (67%) against them, Vandeweghe C. 3–1 (75%). Results against comparable opponents are close (1 : 1 better-results split).
Only 4 common opponents — small sample, treat as indicative.