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Germany's Angelique Kerber advances to Australian Open 2nd round
The fifth-seeded Kerber broke her 127th-ranked opponent five times to take the match in 77 minutes.
- Associated Press
- Updated: January 14, 2013 03:12 PM IST
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Melbourne:
Angelique Kerber has defeated Elina Svitolina 6-2, 6-4 to advance to the second round of the Australian Open.
The fifth-seeded Kerber, who turns 25 on Friday, broke her 127th-ranked opponent five times to take the match in 77 minutes.
Kerber had a breakthrough year in 2012, reaching the semifinals at Wimbledon and winning two titles to become the first German woman to finish in the year-end top five rankings since Steffi Graf in 1996.
Kerber's best result in Melbourne is reaching the third round in 2010 and 2012.
Topics mentioned in this article
Australian Open 2013
Tennis
Serena Williams
Ana Ivanovic
Agnieszka Radwanska
Angelique Kerber
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