"I would be very unlikely to play in Germany. Of course also in Berlin, with my home club," said the 32-year-old, who played her first matches in the USA in almost a year and a half, of the Süddeutsche Zeitung .

"That would mean the world to me. But that's not in my hands," added Lisicki, who has had a long injury break: "So I'm waiting, I asked. I'll definitely do WTA tournaments on grass play, I can also fall back on a few starts thanks to my protected ranking."

At the ITF tournament in Bonita Springs, Lisicki's long period of suffering came to an end with her participation in the qualification. First she won in two sets against the Japanese Ena Shibahara before she lost to the Romanian Gabriela Lee (WTA-234.) 2: 6, 2: 6.

Lisicki was "totally surprised" by the great response to her comeback. You have received many messages. "That touched me," she said. The way back was extremely hard and very, very long. "Everything was really torn and broken for me, cruciate ligament, inner ligament, outer ligament, meniscus," explained the former world number 12: "Others ended their careers with an injury. My goal was really to come back and be able to play tournaments."

Now it is important to continue working on many things. "Of course, what is missing most is the routine, in the movements, in the running paths, in the shots, in the timing," said Lisicki: "The first match was so emotional, it robbed me of my energy to be full the next day to be there."