Local hero Sabine Lisicki missed the second round of the WTA tournament in Berlin despite a convincing performance against French Caroline Garcia.
Local hero Sabine Lisicki missed the second round of the WTA tournament in Berlin despite a convincing performance. The 2013 Wimbledon finalist put up a tough fight with number three seeded Frenchwoman Caroline Garcia on Monday at the start of the grass event, but ended up being beaten 6:7 (2:7), 3:6.
At her home tournament, the Berliner was allowed to start in the main draw thanks to a wild card. Against the clearly favored Garcia, Lisicki convinced with her strong serve and hard groundstrokes. Only after the break to 3: 4 in the second set was their resistance broken. After many health setbacks, the 33-year-old is fighting to join the top 100 in the world rankings, she is currently ranked 308th.
The perfect preparation for Wimbledon
From Saturday the WTA tournament will take place in Berlin for the third time. Eight of the top 10 tennis players in the world have announced themselves for the grass tournament. Between the French Open and Wimbledon, the tournament is popular among players for a variety of reasons.more
Tournament in Berlin in preparation for Wimbledon
The other two German players will play their first round match on Tuesday. Wimbledon quarter-finalist Jule Niemeier has a difficult task ahead of her in a duel with last year’s winner Ons Jabeur from Tunisia. Laura Siegemund is dealing with the Russian Anna Blinkowa. Niemeier and Siegemund had secured a place in the main field through the qualification.
The $850,000 tournament at the LTTC Rot-Weiss facility is considered to be preparation for the Grand Slam event in Wimbledon (July 3rd to 16th). Eight out of ten top 10 players are in Berlin, the final will take place next Sunday in the Steffi Graf Stadium.
