Angelique Kerber makes the cover of The National's Sport section for Wednesday, February 22, 2017, after the world No 2 advanced to the third round of the Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships on Tuesday.
The top seed here opened her campaign with a 6-4, 6-3 win over German compatriot Mona Barthel. She next meets Monica Puig in the third round in a repeat of the 2016 Rio Olympic final.
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