In the Sydney International, Angelique Kerber (the 2016 Australian Open champion and former No.1-ranked) defeated Ashleigh Barty 6-4, 6-4 to win the Sydney International title on Saturday, January 13, 2018. This is her ninth consecutive match win to start the season and also Kerber’s 11th career title. Last week in Australia, Angelique Kerber won four singles matches at the Hopman Cup in Perth (she defeated Lucie Safarova, Venus Williams, Dominika Cibulkova and Camila Giorgi) and finally beat Ashleigh Barty to claim the title.
Also in the men’s final, Daniil Medvedev (Russian) beat Alex de Minaur (18-year-old Australian) 1-6, 6-4, 7-5.
Source: Viewers Corner News.