Stuttgart. Angelique Kerber has started her Porsche Tennis Grand Prix campaign with win. The Porsche Team Germany player won her opening match 6-2, 7-5 against American Alexa Glatch in the filled-to-capacity Porsche Arena. She will now meet title holder Maria Sharapova in a match many spectators were hoping to see in the final of the long-standing tournament in Stuttgart.
“Our matches have always been really tight. I’ll have to play very well right from the start if I want to have a chance,” said Angelique Kerber, who defeated the Russian when they last played each other in the last 16 at Wimbledon in 2014. In the Porsche Arena however, Maria Sharapova will be a tough nut to crack: in winning every one of her 13 matches she has played in Stuttgart, the current world No. 2 has won the tournament in each of the past three years.
“A great record,” said Angelique Kerber.
“I’ll be doing my very best to try and stop the series. Facing such a strong player is always very motivating for me.”
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