FILE PHOTO: Tennis - French Open - Roland Garros, Paris, France - May 26, 2019 Germany's Angelique Kerber in action during her first round match against Russia's Anastasia Potapova REUTERS/Kai Pfaffenbach
(Reuters) - A trio of former world number ones stormed into the quarter-finals at Eastbourne on Wednesday with Angelique Kerber, Simona Halep and Karolina Pliskova all sharpening their grasscourt games ahead of Wimbledon.
Reigning Wimbledon champion Kerber beat Swede Rebecca Peterson 7-6(4) 6-0 and Pliskova crushed Elise Mertens 6-1 6-2, although Halep was pushed hard by Polona Hercog before emerging with a 6-1 4-6 6-3 victory.
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