Cologne (SID) – Jule Niemeier (Dortmund) failed at the WTA tournament in Nur-Sultan on her opening hurdle. The 132nd in the tennis world rankings was defeated in their first round match in Kazakhstan Wera Lapko from Belarus after 2:10 hours with 5: 7, 6: 4, 4: 6. The 22-year-old Niemeier was eliminated in the first round in Luxembourg two weeks ago.
On Monday Anna-Lena Friedsam (Neuwied) prevailed 4-6, 6: 4, 6: 2 against the Australian Arina Rodionova. In the round of 16, the 27-year-old will face number two seeded Belgian Alison van Uytvanck. There are no other German players at the start.
