WTA Hamburg: Andrea Petkovic surprised against Putintseva
First the final net scooter, then the redeeming cheers: Andrea Petkovic catapulted himself into the quarter-finals with a surprise victory at the WTA tournament on Rothenbaum.
by SID
last edit: Jul 08, 2021, 09:08 pm
The Darmstadt resident, who had a second job as a tournament ambassador at the Hamburg German Open, threw second-placed Kazakh Julia Putinzewa out of the competition with a show of strength.
After 130 minutes, the 33-year-old prevailed 6: 2, 1: 6 and 6: 4. Ysaline Bonaventure from Belgium shouldn't be an insurmountable hurdle in the round of the last eight. Petkovic enthusiastically threw her bat into the air.
After the first sentence the tent roof had to be closed due to heavy rain, a measure that unsettled Petkovic: "The conditions changed, I became too passive," said the Hessian.
Niemeier reached the quarter-finals
In the afternoon, Jule Niemeier was the first German player to reach the quarter-finals in the Hanseatic city. The Dortmund woman fought down local hero Tamara Korpatsch 6: 2, 6: 7 (5: 7) and 6: 3. The game, characterized by strokes from the baseline, lasted 171 minutes.
Niemeier's next opponent on Friday is Tamara Zidansek. Number three seeded Slovenian won her opening game against Kristyna Pliskova from the Czech Republic 6: 3, 3: 6, 6: 3.
Qualifier Anna Zaja had no chance. The 30-year-old from Stuttgart lost against Elena-Gabriela Ruse from Romania after 69 minutes with 2: 6 and 2: 6.
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