RG - Angie def Bertens 7-6(4), 7-6(4).

There is not much fuss around Angelique Kerber.  Everybody is talking about everybody else, except Angie, she is totally flying under the radar.  So much, that no one really realize what she accomplished today, by defeating Kiki Bertens in two really tight set ending in a tie-breaker in which the German was able to level up her game to seize opportinuties to close the first set, and the match.  It was also a revenge from 2016 as Kiki had beaten her in the first round then.

It wasn't always a clean match but errors rarely occured early in a point.  The girls were hitting really hard and running was on the menu with Angie hanging on just a little but longer.  Compare to many matches i've seen this season, it wasn't always Angelique dictating the point, but she was ready to fight and it is a battle in which she won the most important point at the end and most of the time, the most incredible shoot. 

At the end, what matter, is finfing solution to win a match, and Angie just did that today.

The assistance is obviously behind Angie but on the next match, she will meet a crowd favorite, Caroline Garcia.  Angie's game is better in all aspects, and the only advantage the Frech Woman has against the German, is the crowd.  I don't think it will be enough, but Angie needs to remain in her bubble and she keeps getting better and better.