Jule Niemeier defeated the world ranking sixth Ons Jabeur from Tunisia at the WTA tournament in Berlin as a qualifier.
With full force, Niemeier hit a tennis ball in front of the home crowd in the direction of the grandstand and was happy – although she was very cool in the interview afterwards. “It’s not too much of a surprise to me now that I’ve beaten top players in the past,” she said. And then added: “Nevertheless, it’s a great win for me.”
It was that day, as a glance at the tableau says. After all, the 23-year-old had beaten last year’s winner and world number six Ons Jabeur from Tunisia, after the 7: 6 (7: 4) and 6: 4 she is a qualifier in the round of 16 of the WTA tournament in Berlin.
Preparing for Wimbledon
After the first-round defeat in Nottingham last week, it was her first victory on grass this year. “Especially on grass, the first matches are more and more difficult. You start from scratch every year, so I’m happy that it’s going slowly,” said Niemeier at the $ 850,000 tournament in preparation for the Grand Slam event at Wimbledon (3rd to 16th July) applies.
From the start, the Dortmund player showed a strong game, initially repelled two set balls and secured the set win in the tie-break. “I tried to keep at it and I’m happy that I played my best tennis afterwards and was able to confirm that in the second set,” said Niemeier. With a quick break in the second set, she laid the foundation for winning the match after 1:35 hours.
Siegemund is defeated after a tough fight
The second German player was on the field much longer on Tuesday. After more than three hours, Laura Siegemund had to admit defeat after a fighting performance by the Russian Anna Blinkowa 3: 6, 7: 6 (7: 3) and 5: 7.