Angelique Kerber’s singles career will continue for at least one more game after she defeated Japan’s Naomi Osaka on Saturday in the first round of the tennis tournament at the Paris Olympics.
Germany’s Kerber, who announced earlier in the week that she will end her career after the Games, prevailed with a 7-6, 6-3 win in over an hour.
The German was gifted the last two points after Osaka made two consecutive mistakes.
She now faces Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian in the second round and will also play in the doubles alongside Laura Siegemund.
Kerber, a three-time Grand Slam winner and the 2016 Olympic silver medallist, made her comeback to the sport this year following a 18-month maternity leave. But she hasn’t been able to build on the great successes she enjoyed at the peak of her career.
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