Jule Niemeier was eliminated in the first round of the lawn tournament in Berlin. The 22-year-old from Dortmund lost her opening game against Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 4:6, 7:5, 3:6.
Jule Niemeier was eliminated in the first round of the lawn tournament in Berlin. The 22-year-old from Dortmund lost her opening game against Olympic champion Belinda Bencic 4:6, 7:5, 3:6.
In the third round, Niemeier lost her serve twice and had to admit defeat after 2:22 hours. The world number 96 missed. the leap into the round of 16 and the revenge for the narrow three-set defeat against the Swiss in Berlin a year ago.
The day before, Tamara Korpatsch failed with a 6: 3, 3: 6, 4: 6 against the Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu. As the last German player, Andrea Petkovic still has a chance of reaching the round of 16 in the individual competition. The 34-year-old meets former Wimbledon champion Garbiñe Muguruza from Spain on Tuesday afternoon. The three-time Grand Slam tournament winner Angelique Kerber will not start in Berlin in preparation for the grass classic in Wimbledon.
After failing to qualify for the main draw in singles, Sabine Lisicki reached the quarter-finals in doubles competition. The former Wimbledon finalist from Berlin won alongside Bianca Andreescu from Canada 7:5, 6:4 against the Chinese duo Xu Yifan/Yang Zhaoxuan. Lisicki recently celebrated her comeback after a year and a half injury break.
Source: Stern
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