Angelique kerber win's over Elise Mertens into Hopman cup 2018

Angelique Kerber was forced to dig deep in a two hour 7-6(6) 7-6(1) Mastercard Hopman Cup victory over Belgium’s Elise Mertens on New Year’s Day.

“I think it was a really high-quality match from both of us,” stated 2016 Australian Open champion Kerber. “After a long break, to then play a match like this is tough.

“I’m really happy with the way I played the match and the way I was feeling on court.”