WTA Championships Istanbul gets going with Serena beating Kerber

Serena taking a winning start at WTA Championships Istanbul

The last major event for the top nine ladies tennis players gets going at Istanbul Turkey.

In her opening match of the WTA Championships, world no.1 and the defending champion American Serena Williams overpowered German Angelique Kerber  6-3 6-1.

Williams, already guaranteed to end the season on top of the world rankings, is aiming to become the first player to successfully defend the season-ending title since Justine Henin in 2007 and win a fourth crown overall.

In another match, second seed Victoria Azarenka was made to work hard for a 7-6 (7-4) 6-2 victory over Italian world number seven Sara Errani.

Poland's Agnieszka Radwanska, seeded third, lost 6-4 6-4 to the Czech Republic's fifth seed Petra Kvitova.

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