The German Laura Siegemund lost her first round match on Monday. The last year’s winner is already out of the tournament. After a game, it was heated on the net.
Laura Siegemund’s Wimbledon general rehearsal has failed. At the WTA-Rasurnier in Bad Homburg, the Metzing native lost her opening game of the first round against the two-time Australian Open winner Wiktorija Asarenka (Belarus), a week before the classic in London. Siegemund had traveled at short notice after she won in doubles the day before in Nottingham.
In the event of a victory against the former world ranking list, the 37-year-old would have met the Polish co-favorite Iga Swiatek. Due to Siegemunds, the round of 16 takes place without the two Germans who started. Already on Sunday The former Wimbledon semi-finalist Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau) in round one failed on the Canadian Leylah Fernandez.
Defending champion already out
Naomi Osaka won 7: 6, 7: 6 against Olga Danilovic on Monday. The Japanese woman reaches 16 aces. “I hope that I can continue playing on lawn,” said Osaka, who admitted in an interview on the court, not yet seeing much of Bad Homburg. But she had looked at Frankfurt for that.
The Russian tennis player Diana Shnaider, on the other hand, must give up their hope for the successful title defense in Bad Homburg after the first round. In a new edition of the previous year’s final game, the 21-year-old lost 3: 6, 3: 6 against the Croatian Donna Vekic. In 2024, after a kick-off victory over the three-time Grand Slam tournament winner Angelique Kerber, Shnaider surprisingly celebrated the title at the Rasmurnier. This time she had been six.
Lys can play in Wimbledon
Breathe, howeverwhich had to give up due to injury on Sunday. Lys have not injured himself more seriously and is expected to compete in Wimbledon. The tennis player from Hamburg has inflammation on the abdominal muscles, said Billie-Jean-King-Cup coach Rainer Schüttler of the German Press Agency in Bad Homburg. Another investigation should be carried out on Wednesday.
For excitement, also had in Bad Homburg on Sunday A dispute between two players taken care of. The victorious Greek Maria Sakkari was annoyed by the too short hand-shake with Yulia Putintseva, who then mimicked a theatrical bow. As a result, the players fought a heated word battle. “We’ll never go out to eat together, but that’s okay, I respect her as a player. There is nothing more to say,” said Sakkari.
On Tuesday, from 11:30 a.m. on the Center Court in Bad Homburg, when Leylah Fernandez from Canada competes against Jasmine Paolini from Italy in the round of 16. The tournament runs until next Saturday.
