World number one Kerber crashes out of Rome
Angelique Kerber of Germany returns a ball to Estonia's Anett Kontaveit during the WTA Tennis Open tournament at the Foro Italico, on May 17, 2017 in Rome. PHOTO | TIZIANA FABI |
What you need to know:
- The German's 56-minute knock out came two days after she was confirmed at the top of the WTA rankings, displacing Serena Williams after making it to the third round at last week's Madrid Open.
ROME
World number one Angelique Kerber crashed out of the Rome Masters on Wednesday, the top seed beaten 6-4 6-0 in the second round by Anett Kontaveit of Estonia.
The German's 56-minute knock out came two days after she was confirmed at the top of the WTA rankings, displacing Serena Williams after making it to the third round at last week's Madrid Open.
The defeat demonstrated more of the patchy and inconsistent form which the 29-year-old cannot seem to shake off since starting to duel with Williams at the top of the WTA listings last season.
She lost serve five times to join another drawcard at the Foro Italico Maria Sharapova on the sidelines.
