BJK Cup: "Small catastrophe" - Tatjana Maria is missing from Germany in the relegation
Tatjana Maria has to miss the Billie Jean King Cup in Rijeka next week due to an injury. Eva Lys is in the final of the ITF tournament in Shrewsbury.
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last edit: Nov 05, 2022, 04:45 pm
Germany's tennis players have to do without Wimbledon semi-finalist Tatjana Maria in the fight to stay up in the Billie Jean King Cup in Croatia. "Unfortunately, I have to announce that I won't be able to play with the girls for Germany next week," wrote Maria on Instagram. She was "disappointed that I can't be there, but I need a few weeks of treatment now".
The 35-year-old suffered a stomach injury on Thursday at the ITF tournament in Shrewsbury (Great Britain) in the round of 16 against the British Yuriko Miyazaki. Maria immediately sought medical treatment, and the doctors recommended a break of at least two to three weeks.
Niemeier, Friedsam, Siegemund and Lys in the squad
"Of course it's a small catastrophe for us," said team captain Rainer Schüttler to SID: "For us it's about a lot, it's a major setback." Nevertheless, he and the team want to "take a positive approach and try to make everything possible".
Shaker trusts on 11./12. November in Rijeka on Jule Niemeier, Anna-Lena Friedsam, Laura Siegemund and Eva Lys. Germany missed out on the finals in Glasgow from November 8th to 13th after losing to Kazakhstan in April.
Lys in Great Britain in the final
Nevertheless, there is also a success story to report in this context: Lys reached the final of the aforementioned ITF hard court tournament in Shrewsbury. The 20-year-old world number 128. defeated the Croatian Ana Konjuh 7:5, 6:2 in the semifinals.
The final is against the Czech Marketa Vondrousova, ranked eighth, who in turn defeated the top seeded Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinka 7:6 (2) and 6:3.