German championships: The semi-finals in Biberach have been decided
Final spurt at the 49th German Championships in Biberach. The quarter-finals were on the program at the base of the Württemberg Tennis Association. While the veteran and defending champion Daniel Masur made it into the semi-finals, the youngsters hold their own in the women's competition.
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last edit: Dec 11, 2020, 07:56 pm
With four semi-finalists under the age of 20, the youngsters are clearly in the foreground in the women's competition at the German Championships in Biberach. The 18-year-old Alexandra Vecic (position 9 / TC Tübingen) from the Porsche Talent Team opened the quarter-finals against Eva Lys from Club an der Alster. After a rollercoaster ride in the round of 16 against Emily Seibold (TC BW Vaihingen / Rohr) - Vecic lost six games in a row after a 6: 0, 3: 0 lead to finally win the third set again with 6: 1 - showed This year's semi-finalist of the Junior Australian Open was more consistent in the game against Lys and won the match with 6: 2, 6: 4.
The surprise of the day was provided by Porsche Junior Team player Noma Noha Akugue from Club an der Alster eV, 17 years old and 12th in Biberach, who competed against number two Jule Niemeier (TC Bad Vilbel) with 6: 7 (5), 6: 3 and 6: 2 prevailed. Nastasja Schunk (BASF TC Ludwigshafen), who is also 17-year-old and tenth on the seeding list in Biberach, is another talent from a Porsche junior team in the semi-finals. The only unseeded player among the last four is Selina Dal (BASF TC Ludwigshafen). In the 6: 1, 6: 3 win over Angelina Wirges (DTV Hannover), the 19-year-old from Mainz did not let it be seen that she had played the longest match of the tournament to date and only after three hours with 4: 6 , 7: 6 (3), 7: 6 (3) against Silvia Ambrosio (Tennis 65 Eschborn).
Defending champion Masur in the semifinals
In the men's championship, defending champion Daniel Masur (3 / Tennispark Versmold) continues to show no nakedness and after a tough fight and a playing time of two hours and 13 minutes he pulls 6: 7 (3), 6: 3 and 7: 6 (9) against Kai Wehnelt (7 / Wiesbadener THC) in the semi-finals. There the two-time title holder Masur meets Elmar Ejupovic (TC Bad Homburg). The 27-year-old was able to improve from round to round and demonstrated all his skills in a 6: 1, 6: 1 win against Tim Handel (TC Markwasen Reutlingen).
The youngest remaining player is the 20-year-old Henri Squire (TC Kaiserswerth eV) in the round of the last four. The right-hander performed convincingly in the match of the unsettled and defeated Jordi Walder (TSC Hansa Dortmund) 7: 6 (4), 6: 2. Benjamin Hassan (TK Kurhaus Aachen), who was number four in the tournament, claimed the last place in the semifinals. After two hours and 14 minutes, the 25-year-old converted his second match point to 6: 3, 4: 6, 6: 3 against Jakob Schnaitter from TC Ismaning.