Angelique Kerber defended her Porsche Grand Prix title with a comprehensive 6-4, 6-0 win over qualifier laura Siegemund in Sunday's all-German final. Siegemund made a great start and went 3-0 up in nine minutes, but Kerber recovered and converted three of her five break opportunities to take the first set in 39 minutes at the indoor clay-court tournament. The Australian Open champion started the second set with a break and capitalized on a host of unforced errors from Siegemund — playing her first final in her hometown — to wrap up the match in 81 minutes with her first match point.
"It doesn't get any better. I needed a bit of time to find my rhythm and I'm happy I managed it in the end," Kerber said. It was the ninth career win for the second-seeded Kerber, and the first time she had successfully defended a title.