Tennis player Jule Niemeier has no chance, but then shows a big fight. But the home audience in Stuttgart cannot help her to be surprised.
The mini hope for a coup by tennis player Jule Niemeier in Stuttgart has not been fulfilled. Despite an increase in performance with a 1: 6, 5: 7 in the round of 16 of the high-class indigestive hall tournament, the 25-year-old left the Italian world ranking sixth Jasmine Paolini.
“I definitely believe that it was a positive week for me personally,” said Niemeier. In the second sentence she showed that she could keep up with the top players. The first sentence was “very weak”.
Highlight strike and frustration in the second set
The world rankings 121. from Dortmund would have needed an optimal day, but it did not caught it in front of the home audience. After the first round lost in just 25 minutes, she acted more determined in the second set and kept it open to the end. She impressed her legs in one fell swoop, even if she did not achieve the point win. When she put a simpler forehand in the fore, she peppered her racket annoyed her racket on the sandplace floor. Nevertheless, shortly afterwards she led 5: 4, but still had to give up after 1:26 hours.
Paolini had contested the French Open and Wimbledon final last year and now showed the second German tennis player the limits one after the other. At the start, the Australian Open-Echtel finalist Eva Lys had not given her a chance.
Gauff a number too big – Seidel has also left
On Thursday evening, Ella Seidel was the last German participant in Stuttgart. The Hamburg native clearly lost 1: 6 and 1: 6 against the world ranking-fourth Coco Gauff from the USA. The German quartet with Niemeier, Lys, Siegemund and Tatjana Maria had only slipped into the top -class main field thanks to wildcards. Seidel was eliminated in qualification and, thanks to a cancellation.
Niemeier, Wimbledon quarter-finalist from 2022, had granted victory against Schwäbin Laura Siegemund after her hard-fighting role victory that she had no simple weeks. She has been in a crisis for a long time and has lost many matches. After the Australian Open at the beginning of the year, she was sick. Before her two defeats in Billie Jean King Cup last week, she slowed down a small backless. The success of the victory was only her second main round win this year.
Unusual tournament break
On Good Friday, due to the statutory holiday rules in Stuttgart, there is a day off. The quarter -finals continue on Saturday, the final will increase on Easter Monday.
The other round of 16 results from Thursday:
Ekaterina Alexandrova VS Mirra Andreeva (6) – 6: 3, 6: 2
Jessica Pegula (3) VS Magdalena Cheeky – 6: 1, 6: 1
Prize on Thursday, 17.4.2025 3:00 p.m., SWR Currently in the afternoon, SWR Current
