No rhythm right from the start
Kerber found no rhythm from the start and never had an attitude to the game in sunny weather. The thrice reeled in a frighteningly listless manner Grand-SlamTournament winner down her program. In the first set Kerber was quickly 0: 5, only after 24 minutes did she win the first game. For a brief moment it looked as if Kerber was slowly getting into the game, but after 34 minutes the Ukrainian won the first round.
In the second section it got even worse from Kerber’s point of view. The Schleswig-Holstein woman made slight mistakes every minute, Kalinina, only number 139 in the world, didn’t have to do more than keep the ball in play. Only when the nerves came into play with the Ukrainian, Kerber was able to reduce it to 4: 5 and even had a break ball to make it 5: 5. But then she became too passive again, so that Kalinina could use her second match point.
Thiem fails at the beginning
In the men’s category, US Open winner Dominic Thiem surprisingly failed at his opening hurdle. The 27-year-old Austrian was defeated by the 35-year-old veteran Pablo Andujar (35) in a hard-fought match over 4:28 hours with 6: 4, 7: 5, 3: 6, 4: 6, 4: 6.
The Spaniard Andujar had last defeated Roger Federer in Geneva and caused a sensation with his semi-finals. “It’s like Christmas for me,” said Andujar, world number 68, emotionally moved after the game.
dpa
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Stand: 30.05.2021, 18:16
