WTA Cincinnati: quarterfinals! Angelique Kerber also turns the game against Jelena Ostapenko
Angelique Kerber's outstanding run at the Cincinnati WTA 1000 event continues. The German number one defeated Jelena Ostapenko in three sets in the round of 16.
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Aug 19, 2021, 08:19 pm
The draws could have meant it better for Angelique Kerber in Cincinnati. In the first round, Maria Sakkari was waiting, then Elina Svitolina and now Jelena Ostapenko. After a show of strength against the former French Open winner from Latvia, Angelique Kerber has already moved into the quarter-finals of the WTA tournament in Cincinnati. Despite the tough draw.
"In the end, I played my best tennis, I had to fight my way through, stay calm after the lost set and find my rhythm," said Kerber, who has already reached the final twice in Cincinnati: "I've played so many close matches. the experience helped me. " Two weeks before the start of the US Open, the 33-year-old from Kiel won against the nine-year-old Latvian 4: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5 and again underlined her good form.
Clear upward trend at Kerber
In the quarter-finals, Kerber now faces Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic (No. 11) or Ons Jabeur (Tunisia). Kerber was last eliminated in July at Wimbledon in the semifinals against the eventual winner Ashleigh Barty (Australia). She then announced that she was not going to attend the Olympic Games in Tokyo.
In Cincinnati, Kerber and Co. are fine-tuning the final Grand Slam tournament of the year in New York (August 30 to September 12).