HONG KONG—On a Sunny afternoon at the Prudential Hong Kong Tennis Open, Daria Gavrilova, the 8th seed provided another shock in the tournament by beating No 1 seed, Angelique Kerber, in straight sets, 6-3, 6-1.
Kerber looked listless throughout the match, despite encouraging cheers from the partisan Hong Kong crowd. She began well, taking the opening 2 games, to lead 2-0 in the 1st set, and then lost 12 of the next 14 games. She showed patches of brilliance, but it was a sub-par performance by Kerber. In the post match interview she said she “was not at her best ”, and “tired, after a long season”. Her body and mind need rest before the season finale.
Angelique Kerber shakes hands with Dania Gavrilova at the end of their quarter final match in the Hong Kong Open 2016, on Friday Oct 14. Bil Cox/Epoch Times
