Tennis - WTA Premier - Eastbourne International - Devonshire Park, Eastbourne, Britain - June 25, 2019 Germany's Angelique Kerber during her round of 32 match against Australia's Samantha Stosur Action Images via Reuters/Andrew Couldridge
(Reuters) - Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber continued her impressive build-up with a 6-4 6-4 defeat of Australian Sam Stosur in her opening match at the Eastbourne championships on Tuesday.
German left-hander Kerber, twice a runner-up at Eastbourne, was pushed hard by the former U.S. Open champion but broke serve four times on her way to victory and a place in the last 16.
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