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Kerber reached the quarterfinals in express mode

With the second clear victory Angelique Kerber reached the quarter-finals at the grass tournament in Bad Homburg.

No problem further: Angelique Kerber

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At 6: 0, 6: 2, the best German tennis player gave Russian underdog Anna Blinkova no chance in the round of 16 on Wednesday. Two days earlier, the Kiel woman had won 6: 1, 6: 1 against the Russian qualifier Ekatarina Jashina.

On Thursday, the former world number one will fight against the American Amanda Anisimova for a place in the semi-finals. The US lady had previously eliminated Andrea Petkovic in the round of 16.

Twice under an hour

As in the first match at the Bad Homburg premiere, Kerber didn’t spend an hour on the pitch against Blinkova. Number four on the seeding list also dominated against the world number 90. from Moscow clear from the start. The lawn as a surface she prefers, as well as the home tournament with applause from up to 600 spectators and with organizational tasks as a tournament ambassador seem to do her well.

Numerous mistakes also helped the eleven-year-old Russian. And this victory is not a measure of the coming weeks or your performance at Wimbledon. But how easily the left-hander marched through the first two rounds was not to be expected in view of her disappointing season so far. As on Monday, Kerber was able to be happy with both her returns and her serves against Blinkova. The often weak number 28 in the world of 22-year-olds did not have a break chance. Kerber skipped two match balls at 5: 1 in the second set, then she made everything clear with her own service.

In addition to Kerber, the Swabian Laura Siegemund is another German participant in the round of the best eight.

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