US Open: Gojowczyk, Marterer, Siegemund fail in round one
Next disappointments for the German tennis professionals: Laura Siegemund, Maximilian Marterer and Peter Gojowczyk failed in the first round of the US Open.
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last edit: Aug 30, 2022, 10:59 pm
Siegemund lost to the Romanian Sorana Cirstea 4: 6, 4: 6 in New York. Gojowczyk was beaten by Danish top talent Holger Rune 2: 6, 4: 6, 6: 7 (5: 7). Tatjana Maria was already eliminated on the first day of the tournament.
The German national coaches Michael Kohlmann and Barbara Rittner had already seen difficult tasks ahead of the German professionals before the start of the tournament, who are missing the figureheads in Alexander Zverev after his injury and in Angelique Kerber because of her baby break. "The conditions are not good right now," said Kohlmann. "If things go badly, things look bleak after the first lap," said Rittner.
Martyr is subject to Cilic
Siegemund's season remains mixed at tour level and getting into the third round in 2016 is her best performance at the last Grand Slam tournament of the year. The 2020 doubles tournament winner made too many simple mistakes to advance to the second round.
Gojowczyk failed to build on his run of the last sixteen from the previous year. After the first set, the veteran improved significantly and challenged his opponent significantly more. Rune, seeded at position 28, ultimately proved too strong.
Maximilian Marterer also had to admit defeat. The qualifier lost to 2014 US Open champion Marin Cilic 3-6, 2-6 and 5-7.
Here is the men's individual tableau
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