WTA tournament Bad Homburg: Laura Siegemund averts first rounds with a lot of effort

In the round of 16 there is now a German duel with Tamara Korpatsch (Hamburg).

“It’s always difficult when you suddenly have an opponent you weren’t prepared for,” said Siegemund: “You have to be able to deal with that. My preparation was mixed, so I was glad that I had a little time to get in . Wasn’t my best tennis, but sometimes just getting through is enough. “

On Monday, the three-time Grand Slam winner Angelique Kerber (Kiel), who also acts as a tournament ambassador at the premiere of the lawn tournament in the Hessian health resort, and qualifier Anna Zaja (Stuttgart) can follow into the second round. Andrea Petkovic (Darmstadt) had already won her first round match on Sunday. Eliminated the qualifier Anna Zaja (Stuttgart) after a 0: 6, 4: 6 defeat against the American Ann Li.

The tournament in Bad Homburg’s Kurpark is the last endurance test for the players before the grass highlight in Wimbledon (from June 28th). 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.

(SID)