Als the first German tennis player since 1985, Laura Siegemund has reached the women’s double finals at the US Open and thus caused a big surprise. The 32-year-old Fed Cup player won the semi-finals on Tuesday in New York with her Russian doubles partner Vera Swonarewa 5: 7, 6: 3, 7: 5 against the Russian pairing Anna Blinkowa and Veronika Kudermetowa.
“I think it was a very good match, definitely worth a semi-final,” said the Swabian. Before that, the last German finalist was Claudia Kohde-Kilsch, who won the title 35 years ago with the Czech Helena Sukova. The Schwäbin Siegemund triumphed in 2016 in mixed with the Croatian Mate Pavic.
This experience helped, said the Metzinger. “We tried not to see it as a semi-final, but tried to concentrate on our opponents and our tactics. That was crucial. I think we had a good plan. “
In the final on Friday Siegemund and Swonarewa will face Asia Muhammad / Taylor Townsend from the United States or the American-Chinese duo Nicole Melichar / Xu Yifan, who have three seeded. Siegemund and Swonarewa are not set. The 36-year-old Russian was twice in a Grand Slam final in singles in 2010. In doubles, she won the Australian Open in 2012 and the US Open in 2006.
The number one seeded women’s doubles Kristina Mladenovic / Timea Babos was excluded from this year’s US Open because of Mladenovic’s contact with the coronavirus-infected tennis professional Benoît Paire during the tournament.
In the singles of the first Grand Slam tournament after the coronavirus break, Siegemund was eliminated in the first round.
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