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Sabine Lisicki celebrates her first tournament victory after her comeback

Former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki won a tennis tournament for the first time three years after her serious knee injury. The 34-year-old triumphed at the Calgary National Bank Challenger and made it back into the top 300.

by SID
last edit: Nov 13, 2023, 10:18 am

"The first title since my knee operation, which was almost exactly three years ago," wrote Lisicki on "We're here. We did it. We won in Calgary!"

Lisicki reached the final at Wimbledon in 2013, but lost to Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli. In 2020, Lisicki, who was plagued by repeated injuries, suffered a torn cruciate ligament and has been fighting to keep up since then.