LONDON, England -- Victoria Azarenka has been playing Wimbledon since 2006 -- only one year before the precocious Mirra Andreeva, 16, was born.

"It's hard for me, too," she joked after defeating Nadia Podoroska 6-3, 6-0 to join Andreeva in the third round.

But the former World No.1 Azarenka, now 33 years old, has a wealth of experience behind her. She emphasized her willingness to pass it on to younger players on the Hologic WTA Tour.

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"It's one of my passions to help young women to navigate through evolution and the steps on the tour," she said. "I can only share from my experience. I never tell people what to do; I don't think that's the right way to approach. But if anybody ever wants some advice, I'm always very open to that."

For Minsk-born Azarenka, this is a reaction against an upbringing and a sports culture where seeking help was frowned upon.

"I come from a place where you don't show your feelings," she said. "You don't really show your weaknesses and stuff. [But] I think that's an OK thing to do. That's actually very brave and very strong way to do.

"I have always been the person who asks questions. I would say that even to myself. Keep asking questions. Keep learning. Never stop learning."

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Azarenka already shares her wisdom with doubles partner Beatriz Haddad Maia, of whom she said: "It's honestly very cool to see how invested and how much she was listening and appreciating some of my comments."

Azarenka's number one message -- one that is meant to cut through much of the off-court pressure and external voices that surround young players in the modern game -- is a straightforward one.

"Sometimes I feel like it's very easy to lose sight of why you started to play tennis," she said. "I would ask myself this question more if when I was younger: 'Why did I start to play tennis?' Because you get so caught up in the results and expectations and everything. What puts me on the right track is remembering why I started to play tennis.

"So to young girls, I would remind them to ask that question. It's not because somebody told you or somebody keeps telling you what you need to do. Why did I start to play tennis? Did I love it? Did I have fun? That's a good thing to ground yourself."