World number one Ashleigh Barty and defending champion Angelique Kerber eased into the second round of Wimbledon on Tuesday (Jul 2).
Unlike second seed Naomi Osaka on Monday, who exited in straight sets, both Barty and Kerber disposed of their opponents with relative ease.Barty beat China's Zheng Saisai 6-4, 6-2 while Kerber, the fourth seed, beat fellow German Tatjana Maria 6-4, 6-3.Barty finally took the set in breaking Zheng on her serve at 5-4.
Kerber, who came into the tournament on the back of being the beaten finalist at Eastbourne last Saturday, looked to be cruising to victory when she broke Maria in the first game of the second set. His fan club were there on Centre Court in force with red sweaters emblazoned with 'Roger the greatest of all time'.
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