In their opening match, the 22-year-old from Dortmund beat Claire Liu from the USA 6-2, 6-2.
Angelique Kerber (Kiel) is also preparing for Wimbledon in Bad Homburg. The opening match of the three-time Grand Slam winner and defending champion against Anastasia Gasanova was interrupted on Monday evening with the score of 4: 2 for the Kiel native in the first set, the game will be continued on Tuesday.
Last year, after winning the tournament in Bad Homburg, Kerber advanced to the semi-finals of Wimbledon. This year, the peak of the grass season at London’s All England Club begins on June 27th.
Petkovic without a chance: Clear opening defeat against Kasatkina
