Wimbledon qualification: Maximilian Marterer follows Philipp Kohlschreiber in round two
Maximilian Marterer has reached the second round of Wimbledon qualification. The German defeated Juan Pablo Varillas in three sets after a hard fight. Philipp Kohlschreiber had previously won his opening match.
by Michael Rothschädl
last edit: Jun 20, 2022, 03:59 pm
Philipp Kohlschreiber showed himself almost like in the old days, winning in two sets against Gregoire Barrere, who was overwhelmed for long stretches. And then the bomb dropped: Wimbledon will be the last tournament in which the 38-year-old will participate, after which the former world number 16 wants to play. end his career.
Wimbledon is not over for the German yet, Kohlschreiber will meet Mihail Kukushkin in the second qualifying round. Maximilian Marterer also made a successful start to qualifying. The world number 176. caused a small surprise against Juan Pablo Varillas and won 6:2, 1:6 and 6:4 after three contested sets. The German now meets Andreas Pellegrino.
Compatriot Mats Moraing already had to give up. He had nothing to oppose against the Hungarian Zsombor Piros and was eliminated after 40 minutes with 2:6 and 0:6.