She showed up on court obviously knowing the rules, but had nothing more to offer. This Wednesday, Hajar Abdelkader only scored three points during his defeat in the first round of the W35 in Nairobi, Kenya. Facing the Egyptian, the German Lorena Schaedel not only played the easiest match of her professional career (6-0, 6-0), but also the most lunar.
On the other side of the net, the guest at this ITF tournament – the level below the WTA – seemed to be discovering the discipline. Without even going into technical details, she experienced all the difficulties in the world to throw her ball vertically to serve or to propel her throw into play towards the right area of the opponent’s court.
37 minutes of play
The exchanges never dragged on as the Egyptian missed most of Schaedel’s balls. The most surprising thing? The game still lasted 37 minutes, while Abdelkader collected double faults. The German lost three points, probably stunned by the “air tennis” performance played on the other side of the court.
Difficult to understand how the beginner could have found herself on this clay court. Why did the tournament organization send him this invitation? This tennis parody nevertheless had the merit of attracting the attention of Internet users on social networks.
