Kerber advances in Brisbane 2017.

BRISBANE, Australia 
Angelique Kerber came through a testing opening outing to 2017, seeing off barty in three sets to reach the quarterfinals of the Brisbane international.

While the home crowd gave reigning australian open champion Kerber's a warm welcome, Barty did not follow suit, making a mockery of her lowly ranking to push Kerber all the way. In the end, though, Kerber's class shone through, closing out a 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 victory to set up a quarterfinal showdown with Elina Svitolina.