“It was a good match. I’m happy with my game today,” said Kerber: “I was aggressive from the first point to have the match under control.”
The next opponent of the 33-year-old from Kiel is Amanda Anisimova from the USA, who eliminated Andrea Petkovic from Darmstadt in the round of 16.
For the world number 28. It is only Kerber’s second quarter-finals appearance this year.
WTA Bad Homburg
Only two games handed in: Kerber celebrates a dream start in Bad Homburg
21/06/2021 AM 18:25
The 2018 Wimbledon winner, who has been waiting for a tournament victory since her triumph in the tennis mecca, built on her strong opening game against Yashina in the first duel with the eleven-year-old Blinkova.
Played perfectly: Kerber unpacks special weapon
Kerber played with great concentration and won the first set against her completely overwhelmed opponent after just 26 minutes. Kerber remained focused in the second round too, the basic strokes were hard and precise.
The tournament in Bad Homburg’s Kurpark is the last endurance test for the players before the grass highlight in Wimbledon (from June 28th).
Sparkling clean appearance: the best scenes from the Kerber victory
The event was supposed to premiere at a historic site last year, but had to be canceled due to the corona pandemic.
In 1876, the first tennis club on the European mainland was founded in Bad Homburg.
THE GREAT OLYMPIC STORIES – the Eurosport podcast
(SID)
Demonstration in 52 minutes: Kerber handles the qualifier
ATP Santa Ponsa
Struff fails in Mallorca right at the start
20/06/2021 AM 20:11
WTA Berlin
Surprise in Berlin: Qualifier wins the title
20/06/2021 AM 19:07
