From a German perspective, the W100 tournament in Wiesbaden has so far produced hardly any positive results: Eva Bennemann, Mina Hodzic and Mona Barthel, all of the DTB players who were in action on Tuesday, lost their opening games. Jule Niemeier couldn’t finish her match on Tuesday, but had to admit defeat to the Austrian Julia Grabher on Wednesday. Results that don’t exactly improve the currently disastrous picture of German women’s tennis. But at least there was a glimmer of hope on Wednesday.
Tessa Johanna Brockmann was the first German tennis player to book a ticket for the round of 16 of the W100 tournament in Wiesbaden. After a weak start, the number 268 in the world rankings stormed to a victory against the favored Uzbek Maria Timofeeva (number 154 in the world rankings).
Brockmann had major problems with her own serve at the beginning and quickly fell behind 2:5 before she discovered her fighting heart and showed nerves of steel.
When Tomfeeva had her first set point at 5:2, Brockmann stayed calm, fended off the chance and got the break. At Service Brockmann, Tomofeeva then earned two more set points, as well as in her own service game. Brockmann destroyed all possibilities – and ultimately equalized to 5:5.
Only the sixth match point is in place
In the tie-break (7:5), the German was able to use her first set point to crown the comeback.
Brockmann largely dominated the second round. With the score at 5:1 and Service Tomofeeva, the 20-year-old earned four match points, missed them all, but then closed the bag with the sixth match point at her own opening game.
In the round of 16, Brockmann will now face the American Carol Youngsuh Lee (number 168 in the world rankings), who defeated Mina Hodzic in three sets in round one.
Brockmann reached six finals of mostly smaller ITF tournaments in 2025, and left the court as the winner four times.
From a German perspective, Emily Seibold, Anna-Lena Friedsam and Ella Seidel or Noma Noha Akugue could follow her into the round of 16 in Wiesbaden. Since Seidel and Noha Akugue compete against each other in a direct duel, a place in the top 16 definitely goes to the DTB.
