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Angelique Kerber, Germany best Canada at Hopman Cup

By Harry Floyd

PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 03: Angelique Kerber and Alexander Zverev of Germany defeat Eugenie Bouchard and Vasek Pospisil of Canada in the mixed doubles match on Day Five of the 2018 Hopman Cup at Perth Arena on January 3, 2018 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/Getty Images)
PERTH, AUSTRALIA - JANUARY 03: Angelique Kerber and Alexander Zverev of Germany defeat Eugenie Bouchard and Vasek Pospisil of Canada in the mixed doubles match on Day Five of the 2018 Hopman Cup at Perth Arena on January 3, 2018 in Perth, Australia. (Photo by Will Russell/Getty Images) /
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Angelique Kerber gets the best of Eugenie Bouchard and team Canada in their head-to-head. The former world No. 1 keeps rolling at this year’s Hopman Cup.

Angelique Kerber puts on a fine performance against Canada’s Eugenie Bouchard at this year’s Hopman Cup. Team Germany completes the 3-0 victory over the Canadians.

The former world No. 1 and German tennis star takes down Bouchard in straight sets. While the young Canadian has seen WTA singles success against the German in the past, things went differently this week in Perth, Australia.

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Kerber defeats Bouchard in straight sets. The German takes their meeting with ease, winning 6-1 6-3. Also winning his singles match for Germany was Alexander Zverev. He bounces back after a tough loss to Belgium’s rising tennis star David Goffin.

Angelique Kerber remains undefeated this week at the Hopman Cup.

Earlier in the week, the former world No. 1 took down Elise Mertens in his singles match. Now, team Germany takes on the home favorite of Australia on Friday.

There is no doubt that Kerber is looking to breakout on the 2018 WTA Tour. A former champion at the Australian Open, she is using her time wisely this week. The Hopman Cup, though an ITF mixed gender event, is a perfect warmup tournament for several of the sport’s top players. While everyone seems to enjoy their time in Perth, players do not take the matches lightly. Also winning so far this week is Swiss star Roger Federer and his partner Belinda Bencic.

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Hopman Cup 2018 action rolls on this week. Several other top players in both men’s and women’s tennis are in action around Australia and in Shenzhen. With the Australian Open right around the corner, everyone is looking to find their footing in the opening weeks of the tour. The offseason is behind us and players such as Angelique Kerber are in a new mindset. The German tennis star reached the world No. 1 ranking in 2016. She claimed two Grand Slam singles titles that same year and appears determined to reach those heights yet again. Stay tuned to see how Kerber and team Germany fare throughout the rest of this year’s Hopman Cup. Check back for updates on all of the action in Perth and around the rest of the WTA and ATP World Tour.

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