AOutsider Bernarda Pera won the tennis tournament at Hamburg’s Rothenbaum. In the final of the European Open, the 27-year-old American deservedly won 6-2, 6-4 against tournament favorite Anett Kontaveit from Estonia in the Hanseatic city on Saturday. During the world number 81. After winning her second WTA title within a week in Budapest, Kontaveit, second in the world rankings and coached by German Torben Beltz, missed her first tournament win on clay.
In the duel of the finalists, neither of whom had given up a set in the sand court event up to that point, Pera found the match better. She took three service games from her opponent and won the first set in 31 minutes.
The top seeded Kontaveit, who eliminated Andrea Petkovic from Darmstadt in the quarter-finals, improved in the second round, but made too many slight mistakes. In the end, the twelfth win in a row was perfect for left-hander Pera after 74 minutes.
Tim Pütz loses in the doubles semifinals
Meanwhile, Tim Pütz’s hope of a German success in doubles has not been fulfilled. The 34-year-old from Frankfurt and the New Zealander Michael Venus lost to the British Lloyd Glasspool and Harri Heliovaara from Finland 4: 6, 4: 6. Their opponents in the final on Sunday are Rohan Bopanna from India and Matwe Middelkoop (Netherlands).
