Azarenka happy after 1st comeback match, a loss

EASTBOURNE, England (AP) Victoria Azarenka was reasonably satisfied after losing her first match in more than three months, a three-setter in the first round of the Aegon Championships on Tuesday.

Azarenka, the former No. 1 recovered from a left foot injury, lost 4-6, 6-3, 7-5 to Camila Giorgi of Italy after 2 hours, 46 minutes.

''That's exactly what I wanted,'' Azarenka said. ''I wanted to have a competitive match. I wanted to test myself, to play for a long time, see how my body is going to react.

''I'm pretty pleased with what happened. Obviously the result is the result, but that's a beginning. It's a starting point. There are a lot of positive things that I can take from what happened today.''