Australian Open: Kerber only looks from match to match
Angelique Kerber is still going to the Australian Open, which starts on Monday, with low expectations. The first round task is tricky with Kaia Kanepi.
by SID
last edit: Jan 14, 2022, 12:34 pm
Her goal is, as always, the second week, said the best German tennis player on Friday, but restricted her preparation, which was hampered by a corona infection: "This year I'm looking from round to round like never before. I think that every round is for me is like a victory. "
After her illness and the two-week quarantine in Poland, Kerber only received the green light from the doctors shortly before Christmas to resume preparations for the start of the season. "I've been here for a week now," she reported on Friday and assured: "I have trained well and slowly acclimatized." That being said, "I'm happy to be here at all".
In the first round of the Australian Open, the three-time Grand Slam winner faces the experienced Estonian Kaia Kanepi. "It is always dangerous," emphasized Kerber, "it serves well, I have to stick with it, I have to move well." Kanepi is currently number 71 in the world rankings, the 34-year-old German is at position 17.
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