Big disappointment for the German tennis players Angelique Kerber and Andrea Petkovic. Both were eliminated in the first round of the Doha WTA tournament.
Angelique Kerber was also eliminated in the first round of the tennis tournament in Doha. The German number one was beaten by Jil Teichmann from Switzerland 6:4, 3:6, 2:6 on Monday and is still waiting for her first win of the year.
Kerber had already failed in the first round at the Australian Open in Melbourne after being stopped by a coronavirus infection in preparation. Against Teichmann, the former number one in the world clearly showed a lack of match practice. After winning the first set, Kerber dropped a lot and left the field after 2:08 hours as the loser.
Andrea Petkovic had previously lost her opening game at the $ 2.6 million WTA event. The 34-year-old from Darmstadt lost to Viktorija Golubic from Switzerland 4: 6, 4: 6. Petkovic had only played his way into the main draw after qualifying. Petkovic had already lost to the Swiss at the Billie Jean King Cup in Prague last November.