MELBOURNE (AFP) – World number one Angelique Kerber battled past Lesia Tsurenko in a stuttering start to her first Grand Slam title defence at the Australian Open Monday, admitting she made too many mistakes.The top seed ultimately proved too much for the Ukrainian, winning 6-2, 5-7, 6-2 on Rod Laver Arena but the Germans laboured victory was far from impressive.Kerber stunned Serena Williams in the final last year and went on to win the US Open, dethroning the American powerhouse as the worlds top ranked player.She is not only defending a major title for the first time but also playing …read more
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