Stuttgart (AP) – Local hero Laura Siegemund missed her third semi-final entry at the tennis tournament in Stuttgart.
The only German quarter-finalist of the sand court event lost 5:7, 3:6 against the Russian Lyudmila Samsonowa. This means that the last time a German participant was in the top four was in 2017. At that time, the Swabian Siegemund surprisingly won the title.
The 34-year-old did not use a good chance against the unseeded Samsonowa. Nevertheless, the Metzinger can take self-confidence from the tournament after her knee operation last summer. Only thanks to a wildcard did she get into the main draw of the most important German women’s tennis tournament. After her month-long injury break, the former Stuttgart winner had not yet won an individual before she made it into the top eight at the Porsche Grand Prix thanks to two victories.
Samsonowa, who surprisingly won the grass tournament in Berlin last year, is playing for a place in the final on Saturday. In the semifinals, the world number 31 meets. to the Polish world number one Iga Swiatek. She had prevailed 6: 4, 6: 4 against the British Emma Raducanu
In the other semi-final of the indoor tournament, worth 611,210 euros, Paula Badosa, second in the world rankings in Spain, and last year’s finalist from Belarus, Aryna Sabalenka, will face off. The German number one Angelique Kerber was eliminated in the first round.