Thanks to Tatjana Maria, the German tennis players can continue to hope for a place in the final round of the Billie Jean King Cup.
Five days after winning the tournament in Bogotá, Colombia, the 35-year-old won 6-3, 3-6, 7-5 in Stuttgart after a tough fight against the Brazilian Laura Pigossi, equalizing against the South Americans to make it 1-1. Maria used her second match point after 2:32 hours.
At the start, Anna-Lena Friedsam had to admit defeat 6:3, 4:6, 3:6 despite a convincing performance by the Brazilian top player Beatriz Haddad Maia. The world number 14. converted her first match point after 2:24 hours.
The decision will be made on Saturday. Then Maria meets Haddad Maia in the top singles from 2 p.m. Then Friedsam and Pigossi play against each other.
However, changes are still possible. If no decision has been made after the singles, the doubles decides on the progress.