Angelique Kerber (TONY ASHBY / AFP)
Angelique Kerber (TONY ASHBY / AFP)

PERTH, Australia (AP) — Naipanalo ni Angelique Kerber ang dalawang laro para sandigan ang Germany kontra Belgium, 2-1, sa opening ng kanilang mixed-team Hopman Cup nitong Lunes (Martes sa Manila) sa Perth Arena.

Napantili ni David Goffin ang Belgium sa Group A matapos ang 6-3, 6-3 panalo kontra fourth-ranked Alexander Zverev, matapos pabagsakin ni Kerber si Elise Mertens, 7-6 (6), 7-6 (1), sa larong tinampukan ng 11 breaks.

Sa Fast4 mixed doubles, ginapi nina Kerber at Zverev sina Mertens at Goffin, 4-2, 4-3 (2).

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“I think it was a good match from both of us, a really high quality,” pahayag ni Kerber. “For me, it gives me a bit of confidence starting the year like this, playing good tennis again.”

Magtutuos din sa Group A ang Australia at Canada, habang maghaharap ang Japan at United States sa Group B.