French Open 2022: Andrea Petkovic with a sovereign opening win
Andrea Petkovic is in the second round of the French Open. The 34-year-old from Darmstadt, who reached the semi-finals in Paris in 2014, won her opening match 6-4, 6-2 against Oceane Dodin from France. Next opponent of the world number 65. is the former number one Viktoria Aszrenka from Belarus or Ana Bogdan from Romania.
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May 23, 2022, 01:14 pm
"I was very focused from the start and played well," said Petkovic: "And I had a little spy in Angelique Kerber, who played against her in Strasbourg. This is my favorite Grand Slam and I'm grateful at my age still playing here."
National coach Barbara Rittner gave great praise on the Eurosport microphone: "That was a masterpiece. I've rarely seen her play tennis so well in the first round of a Grand Slam."
Petkovic, who was eliminated in her opening match for the past two years, remains an expert on French opponents. She has now won eight of her last nine games against players from the neighboring country. Dodin, who had to give up in the semi-finals in Strasbourg against the later tournament winner Kerber, ultimately found no recipe.
Kerber is also still required on Monday. On Sunday, two German players were eliminated in Jule Niemeier (Dortmund) and Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau).
Here is the individual tableau for women
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