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Birthday greetings, Kerber into 3rd round at Australian Open (Yahoo Sports)
Posted: January 17, 2017 at 9:22 pm / by / comments (0)
Angelique Kerber smiled and waved her arms like an orchestra conductor as the Rod Laver Arena crowd sang ”Happy Birthday” after her 6-2, 6-7 (3), 6-2 second-round win on Wednesday at the Australian Open. The defending champion didn’t enjoy the entire performance on her 29th birthday, angrily swiping her racket in the second set in a burst of frustration that momentarily threw her off her game – and allowed Carina Witthoeft back into the match. Top-ranked Kerber was cool and controlled in the first set, but struggled against some deep, powerful forehands late in the second.
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