On Sunday, Alexander Zverev will not only have an important final at the French Open on the biggest possible stage, but five other DTB professionals will be playing or playing in a final at smaller tournaments. This ended a sensational winning streak.
At the W15 tournament in Focsani, Romania, 22-year-old Sophie Greiner achieved a completely surprising winning run. The DTB player, who has only appeared sporadically on the tour since 2024, played her way into the main field through qualification, where she defeated four local heroes in a row and made it to the final. Above all, the victory against Anamaria Federica Oana (number 698 in the world rankings) in the first round was completely unexpected.
However, the big coup didn’t happen on Sunday. After six wins in a row, the series ended in the final against Ukrainian Daria Yespychuk (number 663 in the world rankings). Greiner had to narrowly admit defeat with 3:6 and 6:7. The last time the German played a game in the main draw of an ITF event was in August 2024 in Braunschweig (W35).
Meanwhile, 19-year-old German Ann-Akasha Ceuca suffered a rather surprising defeat in the final in Kayseri (W15).
DTB will definitely produce a tournament winner
The number 601 in the world rankings, who was seeded second in the tournament and had not previously dropped a set, was defeated by the Turkish outsider Deniz Dilek 2:6 and 3:6. Dilek, who is currently not ranked in the world rankings, had the game firmly under control for long stretches and won a total of 20 points more than Ceuca, who missed out on her third title on the tour.
The week will definitely produce a German tournament winner. Kai Wehnelt and Niels McDonald meet in the final in Rosbach (M15). McDonald (number 1014 in the world rankings), who won the French Open junior competition in 2025, is chasing his first ITF title. The 30-year-old Wehnelt (number 787 in the world rankings), however, has already achieved two minor victories.
21-year-old Yannik Kelm (number 761 in the world rankings) is also in the final of the M15 tournament in Szentendre, Hungary. The opponent is local hero Peter Makk (number 617 in the world rankings).