Jan-Lennard Struff has made it into the second round Grand SlamNarrowly missed the Wimbledon tournament. Struff lost to shooting star Carlos Alcaraz after a big fight 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 7 and 4: 6.
A broken toe slowed down Jan-Lennard Struff this year, and he almost ended the period of suffering with a surprising victory. Struff led 2-1 sets against Alcaraz, but the 19-year-old freed himself from every tricky situation with all his talent. Struff fought doggedly – and lost 6: 4, 5: 7, 6: 4, 6: 7 (3: 7), 4: 6. “It was bitter. I played a good match, the level was good. I had a good chance with 3-0 in the tie-break. The way he played it – that was amazing, that completely turned the match around.”said Struff, “In the end, little things decided.”
Djokovic with difficulty
The 20-time Grand Slam tournament winner Novak Djokovic had previously solved his mandatory task at the start of the classic lawn with some difficulty. The number one seeded Serb defeated the South Korean Kwon Soon Woo in the first round on Monday (06/27/2022) after 2:27 hours 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4. Djokovic was still far from top form, especially in the first two sets against number 81 in the world.
Djokovic is aiming for his seventh Wimbledon title. He is number one in the world rankings because Daniil Medvedev is missing after the exclusion of Russian professionals because of the war in Ukraine, as is the injured Alexander Zverev.
Marterer as the first German in round two
Maximilian Marterer was the first of the 13 German tennis professionals to reach the second round in Wimbledon. The 4: 6, 7: 5, 6: 4, 7: 5 after 3:04 hours against the Slovenian Aljaz Bedene was his first win ever All England Club. Marterer, number 172 in the world rankings, had qualified for the main draw.
The match was interrupted twice because of rain, at 4:4 in the first set and at 4:4 in the third round. First Bedene came out of the dressing room better, then Marterer, who met Frances Tiafoe (USA) in the second round, who was 23rd.
Surprisingly, Hubert Hurkacz, who traveled to Wimbledon as a semi-finalist and winner in Halle/Westphalia as one of the favorites, was eliminated. The Pole lost to Alejandro Davidovich Fokina 6:7 (4:7), 4:6, 7:5, 6:2, 6:7 (8:10). He almost had the game back under control after match points against himself in the third set.
Jule Niemeier with first Grand Slam success
Jule Niemeier, on the other hand, won the first Grand Slam match of her tennis career at Wimbledon. The 22-year-old from Dortmund prevailed against the Chinese Wang Xiyu 6: 1, 6: 4 and advanced to the second round. There, on Wednesday, Niemeier meets either Anett Kontaveit from Estonia, who is second seeded, or Bernarda Pera from the USA. Niemeier is one of six German players in the Wimbledon field. Both French Open she had recently qualified for the main draw of a Grand Slam for the first time.
The world rankings-97. is next to Nastasja Schunk (Ludwigshafen) the bearer of hope for the time after the generation around three times majorwinner Angelique Kerber. “You need experience, you have to go through ups and downs, you have to mentally master setbacks”Kerber said before the tournament started about the two talents: “If they can do that, I have a lot of credit for them.”
Kerber easily one lap further
Angelique Kerber mastered her opening task in a hurry in the evening and presented herself in strong form. In the 6:0, 7:5, the 2018 winner outclassed the Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic at the beginning and after only 62 minutes crowned the strong performances of several German tennis professionals at the start of the tournament.
For the three-time Grand Slam tournament winner Kerber, it was the 37th success at her self-proclaimed “magic place” on the legendary Church Road – and a special one. It was only in the more competitive second round that Kerber was really challenged, but showed her class in the decisive situations and made the decisive break to make it 6:5. With a backhand, she converted her match point. In the next round, last year’s semi-finalist meets Magda Linette from Poland and is also a favourite.
Otte prevails against Gojowczyk
Tennis pro Oscar Otte clearly won the only German duel at the start of Wimbledon. The 28-year-old from Cologne beat Peter Gojowczyk from Munich 6-1, 6-2, 6-1 in 77 minutes on Monday and easily reached the second round. In the absence of the missing Olympic champion Alexander Zverev, who was injured, Otte is the German number one in the men’s lawn classic and was seeded for the first time in a Grand Slam tournament. He now meets the Brit Jay Clarke or Christian Harrison from the USA.