LONDON—Three-times Grand Slam champion Angelique Kerber held off a spirited challenge from Spain’s Sara Sorribes Tormo to win 7–5 5–7 6–4 on Thursday and book her place in the Wimbledon third round. Kerber arrived at the All England Club brimming with confidence having won the grasscourt title at Bad Homburg—her first tournament victory since defeating Serena Williams in the Wimbledon final three years ago. The 25th-seeded German made a sure-footed start and gave very little away on her own serve before breaking Sorribes Tormo’s serve with consecutive forehand winners to go up 5–3. Sorribes Tormo, ranked 50th in the world, roared back to draw level at 5–5 but continued to leak unforced errors, allowing Kerber to regain composure and take the opening set. After an early trade of breaks, Kerber showed glimpses of her best tennis with a string of booming backhand winners to take a 4–2 lead and threatened …