WTA Bad Homburg: Angelique Kerber in the semifinals against Petra Kvitova
Angelique Kerber successfully mastered the first part of the double shift at the WTA Tour 250 tournament in Bad Homburg. The German number one beat Amanda Anisimova from the USA in three sets and is still playing against Petra Kvitova this Friday.
by SID
last edit: Jun 25, 2021, 02:06 pm
Shortly before the start of the Grand Slam highlight at Wimbledon, Angelique Kerber is fueling more and more self-confidence. The three-time major winner showed the next strong performance at the dress rehearsal in Bad Homburg and reached her first semi-final in almost two years with a 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 3 against the American Amanda Anisimova. After a disappointing first half of the season, the form curve before the start of Wimbledon on Monday is steeply upwards.
"I'm glad I turned the match around and can play here again tonight," said Kerber. Since it was not possible to play in Bad Homburg on Thursday due to persistent rain, the 33-year-old has to contest her semi-final against the top seeded two-time Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic) on Friday evening (not before 6 p.m.).
"I'm looking forward to the match, I'm taking it in preparation for Wimbledon," said Kerber, even though she emphasized: "I can't remember the last time I played two matches in one day." Kerber's last tournament victory so far was the triumph on the "holy lawn" of Wimbledon 2018, since September 2019 in Osaka / Japan she had not reached a semi-finals.
Siegemund is defeated by Siniakova
Laura Siegemund's waiting time for a semifinal round was similarly long, and the 33-year-old from Metzingen has to be patient. Siegemund lost on Friday in the quarter-finals against the Czech Katerina Siniakova 5-7, 4-6. In a true break festival, Siegemund gave up her serve six times. The Swabian last stood in a WTA semi-final in Bucharest in July 2019.
The tournament in Bad Homburg was supposed to premiere at a historic site last year, but had to be canceled due to the corona pandemic. The first tennis club on the European mainland was founded in the Hessian spa town in 1876.