Kerber makes strong start at Australian Open warmup in Adelaide

SYDNEY (Reuters) - Former world number one Angelique Kerber swept past the challenge from China's Wang Qiang 6-1 6-3 to pick up her first win of the year at the inaugural Adelaide International on Monday.The 2016 Australian Open champion was defeated in the opening round at Brisbane last week by Samantha Stosur but dominated her Chinese opponent from the outset.The German has seen her singles ranking drop to 18 in the world after winning just four matches in her previous nine tournaments and..