Tennis tournament victory for Lisicki
“Hardly anyone believed that I would come back to the pitch”
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Injuries and defeats characterize the sporting career of tennis professional Sabine Lisicki. Three years ago, a torn cruciate ligament even threatened to end his career. Now the 34-year-old surprisingly won a tournament – and the dream of participating in the Grand Slam is getting closer.
It has been more than five years since Sabine Lisicki was one of the last two remaining players on the field at a tournament. And it’s been so long since a win that some people can’t even remember it. That was in September 2014, when Lisicki won the WTA tournament in Hong Kong. Due to serious injuries, form crises and advanced age, it seemed in retrospect as if it should have been their last big victory.
But now, after nine years, the 34-year-old actually won another tennis tournament. In Calgary, she defeated fifth-seeded Canadian Stacey Fung in the final of the $60,000 event in three hard-fought sets 7:6, 6:7 and 6:3 – only on the second-tier Challenger Tour, but for them For a long-suffering Berliner, the successful days in Canada are proof that it’s worth never giving up.
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“My first final since my serious knee operation, where almost everything that could have been broken was broken,” said Lisicki in the semi-final against Jamie Loeb from the USA, who was six years younger than her. “Hardly anyone believed that I would come back onto the pitch or even make it to the final.”
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And even after another victory in the final, the memory of the difficult weeks and months was immediately present. “First title since knee reconstruction surgery, which was almost exactly three years ago. The odds were stacked against me ever playing professional tennis again, but 19 months of brutal rehab, training, faith and here we are. We made it. We won in Calgary!” Lisicki posted on the short message service “X”.
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Hardly anyone would have thought it possible that her career would result in a fourth tournament victory. At least since the complicated cruciate ligament tear three years ago, there have been many signs of saying goodbye to tennis.
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But now the 2013 Wimbledon finalist, formerly number twelve in the world rankings, could possibly have her dream of taking part in a Grand Slam tournament come true again next year. After winning the tournament, she jumped 95 places in the world rankings to 281st thanks to 100 ranking points and is now back in the range for qualifying for Grand Slam tournaments.
And especially on the pitch, her great strength is still a real weapon: the serve. At the Calgary event, she hit 53 aces, 13 of them in the final. With a service of 209 km/h, she narrowly missed her world record of 210 km/h.
