US Open: Jule Niemeier loves the big stage - today round two
Today it's up to Jule Niemeier against Yulia Putintseva to get into the third round of the US Open 2022. The German feels comfortable on the big stage in New York.
by SID
last edit: Sep 01, 2022, 01:57 pm
Tennis hopeful Jule Niemeier feels more and more comfortable on the Grand Slam stage. "I noticed in Wimbledon that I really like the big pitches and that I really enjoy playing against big names on the big stage," said the 23-year-old from Dortmund, who won in her second-round match at the US Open on Thursday ( approx. 6:30 p.m. / Eurosport) against Kazakh Yulia Putintseva.
"It's not that it intimidates me," added Niemeier, who is in New York for only the third time in a major in the main draw. She made her debut at the French Open that year, where she was eliminated in the first round. The world number 108 succeeded in Wimbledon. then the first exclamation point with entering the quarterfinals, which she lost to Tatjana Maria.
At the US Open, it was and is important to Niemeier to confirm the good performance from London, which was a good deal with the first-round success against the former Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin. That before the duel with the world number 38. Putintseva, as the last remaining German in the individual competitions, "doesn't burden her under any circumstances," said Niemeier.
Here is the women's individual tableau
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