WTA Indian Wells: Angelique Kerber wins rollercoaster match against Jelena Ostapenko
Angelique Kerber is in the third round of the WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells after a dramatic victory over Jelena Ostapenko .
by SID
last edit: Mar 08, 2024, 10:27 pm
Former Wimbledon champion Angelique Kerber caused a surprise on her comeback tour. Two days after her first success after her baby break, the Kiel native defeated world number 10 Jelena Ostapenko 5:7, 6:3 and 6:3 at the high-class WTA 1000 tournament in Indian Wells and will meet the Japanese Nao Hibino in the third round or Veronika Kudermetova.
On Wednesday, 36-year-old Kerber achieved her first victory in an individual tournament at the third attempt after the birth of her daughter Liana. The woman from Kiel won her duel with top 60 player Petra Martic from Croatia, who was three years younger than her, 6:3 and 6:4.
Kerber awards set balls
Ostapenko, number ten in the world, was error-prone. And Kerber knew how to use that. She gave up the first round despite having two set balls of her own. But then Kerber turned up the heat, fought for every ball and converted her fourth match point after 2:15 hours.
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For Kerber, the so-called “Sunshine Double”, which will experience its second part from March 20th in Miami, is of important importance on her way back towards her old strength.
Here is the individual tableau in Indian Wells
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