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Former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber lost her first grass court match since a return from maternity leave, and Naomi Osaka also went out in the first round in Berlin on Tuesday over a women’s season record 23 aces from opponent Zheng Qinwen. Kerber lost 7-6 (7-4), 2-6, 6-4 against Czech teenager Linda Noskova on Tuesday at Steffi Graf Stadium. The 36-year-old went down in 2 hours on first match point as she has struggled to return to the top in her comeback. She won Wimbledon in 2018 for a final of three grand slam titles. Kerber is a former world number one just like Japan’s Osaka, a fo…

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