Wimbledon: Angelique Kerber confidently in round 2, Raducanu, Kontaveit and Jabeur are also through
Former tournament winner Angelique Kerber confidently reached the second round in Wimbledon.
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Jun 27, 2022, 09:35 pm
The 34-year-old from Kiel won her opening match at the All England Club on Monday evening against Frenchwoman Kristina Mladenovic 6-0, 7-5. The first set only lasted 17 minutes. In the second round, Kerber will meet Magda Linette from Poland on Wednesday.
In her 14th Wimbledon participation, Kerber won her 83rd match on grass, among the active players only the two Williams sisters Serena and Venus have won more often. Kerber is hoping for a run similar to 2021 this year, when she was only stopped in the semifinals by eventual winner Ashleigh Barty.
In Wimbledon, Kerber is more successful than in any other Grand Slam tournament. She was in the final twice, won the title in 2018 and reached the semi-finals two more times. Her dress rehearsal at the preparatory tournament in Bad Homburg ended early, but "the Grand Slams have their own rules," said Kerber confidently before the tournament began.
Emma Raducanu and Anett Kontaveit
Great Britain also has reason to be happy: US Open winner Emma Raducanu is in round 2 after beating Alison van Uytvanck 6: 4, 6: 4. The 20-year-old drew attention to herself for the first time in Wimbledon last year and reached the round of 16 , at the subsequent US Open she won. Recently, Raducanu has been struggling with injury problems.
The co-favorites Anett Kontaveit and Ons Jabeur are also through. Kontaveit, seeded two, won against Bernarda Pera 7:5, 6:1, Jabeur, seeded three, defeated Mirjam Bjorklund 6:1, 6:3.