Kerber, Wozniacki, Stephens, Kvitova ented 3rd round of AO 2019

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Patna : World No 2 in WTA rankings and winner of three Slam Slam titles Angelique Kerber, 30, Germany, World No 3 Caroline Wozniacki, 28, Denmark,  World No 6 Petra Kvitová, 28, Czech Republic, World No 5 Sloane Stephens, 25, USA, and World No 11 Aryna Sabalenka, 20, Belarus, advanced to the third round of Australian Open (AO) at Melbourne Park, Australia, on January 16, 2019.

Kerber, the 2016 AO champion, beat World No 195 Beatriz Haddad Maia, 22, Brazil, a qualifier, 6-2, 6-2 in the Round of 64. Kerber served 6 Aces in the match to 1 by Maia. Maia committed 5 double faults to just 1 by Kerber, who won three break points. Kerber also won 3 games in a row in the match.

Defending champion Wozniacki beat World No 77 Johanna Larsson, 30, Sweden, 6-1, 6-3 in the Round of 64. Wozniacki served 3 Aces in the match. Larsson committed 2 double faults. Wozniacki won 4 break points besides winning 3 games in a row in the match.

Kvitová beat World No 70 Irina -Camelia Begu, 28, Romania, 6-1, 6-3 in the Round of 64. Kvitová served 3 Aces in the match to 1 by  Begu. Kvitola also won 5 break points to 1 by Begu. Kvitová, the two time former Wimbledon champion, also won 4 games in the match.

Stephens defeated World No 66 Timea Babos, 25, Hungary, 6-3, 6-1 in the Round of 64. Babos though served 3 Aces in the match to none by Stephens, the 2017 US Open Champion. Stephens won 5 break points to 1 by Babos. She also won 5 games in a row to 2 by Babos.

Sabalenka defeated World No 97 Katie Boulter, 22, UK, 6-3, 6-4 in the Round of 64. Sabalenka fired 7 Aces in the match to 5 by Boulter. Boulter committed 3 double faults to 1 Sabalenka. Sabalenka won 3 break points to 1 by her rival. She also won 3 games in a row in the match.