German tennis star Kerber announces pregnancy, to miss U.S. Open
The German wrote on Twitter on Wednesday, "I really wanted to play the US Open but eventually I decided that two against one just isn't a fair competition."
The German wrote on Twitter on Wednesday, "I really wanted to play the US Open but eventually I decided that two against one just isn't a fair competition."
The spotlight, however, was on Ons Jabeur, who made her second Grand Slam quarter-finals entry.
"Of course, to play the final here, with this atmosphere and these fans, it's great. I love to play on this surface, let's see and hope if I can continue this next week (at Wimbledon)."
Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber battle online on the Tennis World Tour video game to raise money for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
While Karolina Pliskova followed Serena Williams and Naomi Osaka, Angelique Kerber and Simona Halep avoided the exit trend at the ongoing Australian Open.
The rising star become only the second Asian woman to win a Grand Slam singles title with last month's stunning win over Serena Williams.
World number 17 Barty, last year's runner-up in Wuhan, beat the reigning Wimbledon champion 7-5, 6-1 to break a seven-match losing streak.
Kerber moves on to the third round, where she will face either Saisai Zheng of China or Australia's Ashleigh Barty.
Wozniacki's next opponent will be Ukrainian Lesia Tsurenko, world number 42, who beat Belgian Alison Van Uytvanck 6-3, 6-2.
Kasatkina, 21, managed just three winners in the match.
