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We are threatened with a German disaster in New York!
More bad luck is hardly possible!
With Alexander Zverev (25) and Angelique Kerber (34), the German tennis stars are missing at the US Open, which begins Monday in New York. And the only eight Germans who are in the main draw were unlucky in the draw.
In plain language: A German disaster is imminent! No DTB professional in the 2nd round of the last Grand Slam tournament of the year. Kerber is expecting her first child and will also miss the Australian Open and probably the French Open, Zverev is not yet back in shape after his accident in the semifinals in Paris against Rafael Nadal (36), when he twisted his foot.
So others have to pull the coals out of the fire. But that’s going to be difficult. Germany’s number 1 in the Big Apple, Oscar Otte (29), has to fight against world number ten Hubert Hurkacz (25/Poland). Daniel Altmaier (23) is dealing with number 13, the Italian super talent Jannik Sinner (21).
Otte and Altmaier, numbered 41 and 93 in the world, are the only German top 100 players at Flushing Meadows. It is therefore clear that it would be a miracle for Maximilian Marterer (27) against the reinvigorated Marin Cilic (33), the 2014 US Open winner, and Peter Gojowczyk (33) against the up-and-coming Danish talent Holger Rune (19). , they would reach the 2nd round.
Things are not much better for women. Jule Niemeier (23), sensational in the quarterfinals at Wimbledon, competes with Sonya Kenin (23). The American won the Australian Open in 2020, but has recently struggled with injuries for a long time. She is not yet in full possession of her strength, that could be Niemeier’s chance.
But in the 2nd round the end would probably come at the latest. Amanada Anisomova (20/USA) or Julia Putintsewa (27/Kazakhstan) would then wait.
Oscar Otte is not only Germany’s number 1 in New York, he is also a popular figure
Laura Siegemund (34) from the Kerber generation has to stand up to the strong Romanian Sorana Cirstea (32). This is number 37 in the world, while Siegemund has now slipped to position 182. So the favorite role is clear.
Andrea Petkovic (34), who will stop after the US Open, will have her last appearance on the big stage. With the match against Olympic champion Belinda Bencic (25 / Switzerland), the former number 9 in the world has a worthy opponent at the end of her career.
Andrea Petkovic retires after the US Open. It culminated in the Paris 2014 semifinals
Should she postpone this to the second round, that would be just as surprising as Tatjana Maria (35) progressing. The Wimbledon semi-finalist has to play Maria Sakkari (27) in a Grand Slam for the third time this year. The Greek won in Melbourne, where the game is played on hard court like in New York. At Wimbledon, however, the German Maria unnerved the Greek with her slice.
Whether she can repeat this feat is hard to believe. She has to be the first German on the pitch at 5 p.m. German time. Incidentally, Tatjana Maria is the only German woman in New York to be in the top 100 at 85th place.
Tatjana Maria
So tennis fans have no choice but to wait and see when the changing of the guard will take place. At least Jule Niemeier is capable of trusting at the top in the coming years.
The US Open can be seen on Eurosport and in the Eurosport Player, where all courts are offered so that German tennis fans can also follow their own favorites from home.
