Brisbane International 2017: Wednesday Tennis Scores, Results, Updated Schedule

World No. 1 Angelique Kerber needed three sets to get the better of a determined Ashleigh Barty on Wednesday at the 2017 Brisbane International.

After losing the opening set, Barty, ranked 271st in the world, came roaring back to take the second in front of a passionate home crowd. However, the German’s quality shone through in the decider, as she saw out a narrow 6-3, 2-6, 6-3 victory.

In the men’s draw, second seed Stanislas Wawrinka didn’t have things his own way against Viktor Troicki, although he eventually came through in straight sets. Meanwhile, third-seed Kei Nishikori recovered after losing the opening stanza to beat Jared Donaldson.

Here are the results in full from Wednesday’s action, the order of play for Thursday and a recap of the best bits of another brilliant day in Brisbane.

Provisional order of play courtesy of the event’s official website.

Wednesday Recap

Sitting 270 places below Kerber in the WTA world rankings, Barty was always going to be the underdog in this clash with the German, although she wasn’t fazed by the challenge early on, breaking her opponent at the first opportunity.

But the world No. 1 was quick to respond, levelling things up at 2-2 before turning the screw. By the end of the first set, which Kerber won 6-3, the chasm in quality between the two players was beginning to show, per the WTA Twitter feed:

What a backhand from @AngeliqueKerber! pic.twitter.com/xAZFIBJgvv

— WTA (@WTA) January 4, 2017 Barty was assured at the beginning of the second set, though, and played the best tennis of her life in a devastating spell.

Again she broke Kerber early on, although this time she kept up the pressure, and before the end of the set, she took another game on her illustrious …

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