Tennis: Altmaier gives up at US Open – clap for victory and

After two strengths over five sets, tennis professional Daniel Altmaier had to give up in the third round of the US Open due to injury. The 26-year-old Kempener had started a promising against the Australian world ranking, but then withdrew at 7: 6 (9: 7), 3: 6, 4: 6, 0: 2. Altmaier has to continue waiting for his first round of 16 at the Grand Slam tournament in New York.

After the successful start into the game, the German number two had a difficult stand against the constant and nimble of the flashing. After a break in the middle of the third set, Altmaier continued to play with an association on the thigh.

He felt the thigh and the other physical problems, especially when it comes to the serve and with the forehand, said Altmaier at Sky. “It is bitter if you can’t play 100 percent. The last two matches have probably contributed to the fact that it becomes uncomfortable for the body.” A diagnosis is probably only possible on Sunday. “Hopefully it is nothing bad,” said the German Davis Cup player.

In total, Altmaier had had more than nine hours in the first two rounds at the US Open. Against the Greek top ten player Stefanos Tsitsipas, the adrenaline was still wearing him to the coup. The Minaur, on the other hand, spent less than four hours on the pitch in two smooth victories.

For the first time, Altmaier was one of the top 32 at the US Open. His German colleague Jan-Lennard Struff made it even further: he had already achieved a surprising success on Friday with the round of 16. A big appearance against the Serbian record-Grand Slam winner Novak Djokovic is waiting for the qualifier on Monday.

The “battery is empty” at Siegemund

Laura Siegemund was the last remaining German participant in the women. In her third round game against the world ranking twelfth Jekaterina Alexandrowa, the Wimbledon quarter-finalist collected a clap and would have remained almost without gain in 0: 6, 1: 6. “The battery was completely empty. Against someone who plays so well, it is not enough to play one or two good balls,” said the 37-year-old.

Beats with “eight million km/h”

The expected pressure in the Russian favorites’ blows was too high for victory and too high. The unequal duel was over within just 60 minutes. The Metzinger, who competed in New York despite a thigh injury that had not been healed, was unable to counter Alexandrowa.

“Your type of game has not changed, but she has increased really a lot in the past one or two years,” said Siegemund before the match against the 30-year-old. “The question is, how can you deal with it if you pretended every ball with eight million km/h in front of the line?” In any case, she found no means that afternoon.