Berlin (AP) – Sabine Lisicki won her first round game at the Berlin lawn tennis tournament.
After an 18-month injury break, the Berliner prevailed in the first round of qualifying against the American Asia Muhammad 6:4, 6:4. “It’s just a match, but it’s worth so much to me. It’s one of the best feelings to play at home here,” said the 2013 Wimbledon finalist, who died on May 2nd due to a serious knee injury at the end of 2020 celebrated its comeback this year.
Lisicki had the game under control from the start and showed a very appealing performance against the number 155 in the world, which was mainly characterized by her usual hard serve. She was also superior to her opponent in terms of play. The former number twelve in the world, who had dropped out of the world rankings and is now at least 994th again, needs a win against Australian Daria Saville on Sunday to make it into the main draw.