Kerber bests Maria in the 1st round in London

The defending champion Angelique Kerber ousts Tatjana Maria 6-4 6-3 in the 1^st round in London on Tuesday.

Match Report, stats, and key facts

1^st set.

Kerber won the set after she broke Maria 3 times in the 3^rd (2-1), in the 5^th (3-2) and in the 9^th (5-4) game. Tatjana tried to stage a comeback breaking in the 4^th (2-2) and in the 8^th (4-4) game. However, Kerber kept the focus before winning the set 6-4.

2^nd set.

Kerber had a boost of confidence at the beginning of the set after breaking Maria in the 1^st game (1-0). However, there was more to do for the German to win the set as Maria found the way to break back in the 2^nd (1-1) and in the 6^th (3-3) game. Kerber kept her cool to break Tatjana in the 3^rd (2-1), in the 7^th (4-3) and in the 9^th (6-3) game.

Angelique was unable to break Maria in the 5^th game when she had 3 consecutive chances (0-40).

After this match, the head to head between Kerber and Maria is 1-1.

Highlights Angelique Kerber vs. Tatjana Maria Wimbledon – London

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Angelique Kerber vs. Lauren Davis – H2H and stats

Kerber will come up against Davis in the 2^nd round.

This will be the 2^nd time that Angelique Kerber and Lauren Davis fight against each other. The head to head is 1-0 for Kerber (see full H2H stats), but they have never played each other on grass.

The last time that they played each other, Kerber won 7-6³ 6-3 in the 1^st round in New York back in 2011.