Cologne (SID) – The new tennis year continues to be tough for the German Wimbledon surprises Jule Niemeier and Tatjana Maria. Dortmund’s Niemeier, who lost to Maria in the quarter-finals of the grass classic last summer, lost her first-round match against Hungarian Panna Udvardy 6-7 (1-7), 6-7 (5-7) at the WTA tournament in Merida, Mexico.
For Wimbledon semi-finalist Maria (Bad Saulgau) against Varvara Gratschewa from Russia with 6: 3, 4: 6, 2: 6 was also the end of the first round.
The 23-year-old Niemeier, as a world number 69. currently the German number one ahead of Maria (72nd), won only two matches this year on the tour.
