WTA Hamburg: Andrea Petkovic reaches first final in six years
Andrea Petkovic is in a final of a WTA tournament for the first time in six years after a three-set win over Jule Niemeier. In the final in Hamburg, the German will face Elena-Gabriela Ruse on Sunday.
by SID
last edit: Jul 10, 2021, 06:14 pm
Tennis professional Andrea Petkovic has reached her first final since 2015 at the WTA tournament at Rothenbaum in Hamburg. The 33-year-old defeated Jule Niemeier from Dortmund in the German semi-finals on Saturday 7: 6 (4), 4: 6, 7: 5. Petkovic, who is also the tournament ambassador for the Hamburg Open, turned her third match ball after 3:02 hours.
In the final on Sunday, the Darmstadt player will meet the qualifier Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania). Both Petkovic and Niemeier had received a wildcard for the women's tournament, which had been revived after 19 years.
Ruse had surprisingly defeated Ukrainian Dayana Yastremska, who was in first position, 2: 6, 6: 1, 6: 4 in the first semi-final. The hard-fought match lasted just under two hours. For the Romanian it could be the first victory on the WTA stage.
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