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Wimbledon: Kerber after beating Wunderkind in the quarterfinals, Zverev is eliminated

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Kerber after beating Wunderkind in the quarterfinals, Zverev is eliminated

Stand: 05.07.2021

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For the first time since her tournament victory three years ago, Angelique Kerber reached the quarter-finals of Wimbledon

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Angelique Kerber is in the quarterfinals of Wimbledon. The 33-year-old convinced in her match against the 17-year-old American Coco Gauff. The prospects for a place in the semi-finals are dazzling.

Dhe magic of Wimbledon suddenly lets Angelique Kerber play her best tennis again and with the quarter-finals she has given her the most beautiful moment in a long time. For Alexander Zverev, on the other hand, there is more of a curse over the lawn classic from London, the 24-year-old from Hamburg has to wait for his first quarter-finals there.

Kerber won the generation duel against US teenager Coco Gauff on Monday in London surprisingly smooth 6: 4, 6: 4. This means that the 33-year-old Wimbledon winner from 2018 is among the top eight players in a Grand Slam tournament for the first time since then. Zverev made up a 0: 2 set deficit, but was defeated by the Canadian Felix Auger-Aliassime 4: 6, 6: 7 (6: 8), 6: 3, 6: 3, 4: 6.

“I enjoy my time here, it’s so fun to play in front of you,” Kerber said to the fans on Center Court after the game and emphasized: “This is such a magical place for me.” The former number one Welt used the first match ball against Gauff after 1:16 hours. The 17-year-old last reached the quarter-finals at the French Open.

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Shakehands after the game – Kerber (left) and Cori Gauff

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Kerber will meet this year’s Australian Open semi-finalist Karolina Muchova from the Czech Republic in the quarter-finals this Tuesday, and she has won the two previous comparisons against the 24-year-old. However, Kerber expects a difficult match against Muchova. “It’s going to be a tough fight again, but I’ll focus more on my game. I don’t look too far ahead and stay in the moment, ”she said about her chances in the tournament.

Kerber is playing with confidence again

On the Center Court, after the successful last two weeks, Kerber’s increased self-confidence was clearly noticeable by winning her tournament in Bad Homburg. Kerber was immediately in the match in the first duel with Gauff, the last remaining active Wimbledon winner in the field was the first player to keep her service to make it 4-2. With a left-handed forehand against the running direction, Kerber made the win of the first set perfect.

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Kerber dominated the game against Gauff

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Gauff, who was fully offensive, avoided an immediate break in the second set, but Kerber managed to gain the advantage again in the next attempt. The 28th world ranking list, searching in vain for its shape in the first six months. believed in her chance and brought the unexpected success to the finish with an ace.

Zverev catches up 0: 2 set deficit

The serve so strong so far caused Zverev once again enormous problems in his match against Auger-Aliassime in number one after a long time. Zverev made eight double mistakes in the first set, which he gave up after a 4-2 lead. Something similar happened in the second set against the 20-year-old Auger Aliassime, whom Zverev had defeated in the previous three comparisons. With a little luck, Auger-Aliassime fended off a set ball in the tie-break. Zverev jumped the ball of the world number 19 in vain. after and a little later was behind with 0-2 sets.

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Alexander Zverev gave everything, but lost anyway

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In a 2-1 lead in the third set, Zverev slipped away when he tried to run a ball on the baseline. He stayed where he was and grabbed his right knee, but was able to continue and actually saved himself in the fifth set, where the already 18th double fault cost him a break. After a short rain break, the world number sixth with difficulty prevented the 0: 3 under the roof and instead took a 3: 2 lead. But the consistency of the service was missing, after 4:01 hours Auger-Aliassime cheered.

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