Germany’s tennis players have retained the upper hand in the Sao Paulo cauldron and qualified for the final round of the Billie Jean King Cup. In the difficult qualifying duel with Brazil, Laura Siegemund won the decisive point in front of 10,000 spectators with a 6:1, 2:6, 6:3 against Carolina Alves to make the final score 3:1.
Previously, Anna-Lena Friedsam had the third singles match against the world number 13. Beatriz Haddad Maia lost 7:5, 0:6, 1:6. The final double was omitted. The former world number one Angelique Kerber was no longer used when she returned to the DTB team after her maternity leave.
“The finals are still a long time away, we’re happy to have won here,” said team boss Rainer Schüttler, looking ahead to the finals in Seville from November 12th to 17th: “We’ll see in a few months, Whatever comes our way. Anything is possible.”
Siegemund, who had already scored surprisingly clearly against Haddad-Maia on Friday (6:4, 6:2), started well against Alves, who is only ranked 345th in the world rankings, but was then impressed by the scenery and the deafening noise .
“It was an absolute cauldron with Laura. She still dominated the first set, but then played more passively. In the third set she was mentally strong and won the match, which we really deserved after this week,” said Schüttler .
Previously, Friedsam, who had taken over for Tatjana Maria (2:6, 6:4, 6:4 against Laura Pigossi) compared to the opening day, was only able to keep up with Hadad Maia in the first set. “She had a lot of chances, but Haddad Maia played really well,” said Schüttler.
2024-04-14 06:23:00
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