Kerber untroubled as Australian Open campaign gets underway

Tennis - Australian Open - First Round - Rod Laver Arena, Melbourne, Australia, January 14, 2019. Germany's Angelique Kerber in action during the match against Slovenia's Polona Hercog. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon - Copyright KIM KYUNG-HOON(Reuters)

By Reuters

Published on 14/01/2019 - 07:03•Updated 08/05/2024 - 22:12

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MELBOURNE (Reuters) - Title contender Angelique Kerber started her Australian Open campaign with a straight-forward 6-2 6-2 victory against Slovenia's Polona Hercog on Monday.

The 2016 Australian Open winner will play Brazilian qualifier Beatriz Haddad Maia in the second round in a battle between two left-handed counter-punchers.

Kerber minimised her time under the hot sun on Monday, where temperatures surpassed 30 degrees celsius (86°F) during the day-time matches in Melbourne, securing the straight sets win in just over an hour.

(Reporting by Jonathan Barrett in Melbourne; editing by Amlan Chakraborty)

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Kerber untroubled as Australian Open campaign gets underway

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