Kerber advances at US Open, better than in 2019

Three-time Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber is sticking around longer at Flushing Meadows than she did a year ago

Kerber eliminated Ajla Tomljanovic 6-4, 6-4 in a nearly empty Louis Armstrong Stadium

Kerber won the 2016 U.S. Open but lost in the first round a year ago. She used to be ranked No. 1 and is seeded 17th in New York.