BASTAD, Sweden (AP) " Top-seeded Angelique Kerber dropped a set before beating local wild card Cornelia Lister 2-6, 6-4, 6-2 on Wednesday in the second round of the Stockholm Open. Sixth-seeded Laura Siegemund of Germany beat Lucie Hradecka of the Czech Republic 7-5, 7-6 (4) to advance to the last eight. The left-handed Australian Open champion suffered a left elbow injury early in the match that taxed her normally powerful strokes. In other games, second-seeded Sara Errani of Italy defeated Switzerland's Viktorija Golubic 7-6 (6), 6-1, and Karin Knapp of Italy beat 2014 champion Mona Barthel of Germany 6-0, 7-5. "It was difficult, because this was my first match after grass on clay again," said Kerber, who was returning to Bastad for the first time in five years.

Source: New Zealand Herald July 20, 2016 16:18 UTC