Angelique Kerber's campaign to complete a career slam was cut short in the ...
PARIS - Angelique Kerber’s campaign to complete a career slam was cut short in the French Open first round on Sunday, but that came as no surprise considering the former world number one was playing on her least favorite surface.
Add in a niggling ankle injury to her poor record on clay, there was little chance that the fifth-seeded German would win a tournament where she has never gone past the quarter-finals in 11 previous appearances. “The year has been with up-and-downs and right now I lost here the first round, so what should I say?,” Kerber told reporters after being swept aside 6-4 6-2 on Court Philippe Chatrier by Russian Anastasia Potapova.
Kerber, who would have reclaimed the world number one ranking by lifting the Suzanne Lenglen Cup on June 8, did not really believe in her own chances.“I think the feeling I had before the tournament was right.”
Österreich Neuesten Nachrichten, Österreich Schlagzeilen
Similar News:Sie können auch ähnliche Nachrichten wie diese lesen, die wir aus anderen Nachrichtenquellen gesammelt haben.
3-time Grand Slam champion Kerber loses opener in ParisAngelique Kerber won't complete a career Grand Slam this year
Weiterlesen »
Tennis: French tennis surrounded by gloom ahead of Roland GarrosA combination of injuries, a lack of confidence and poor results mean there is a...
Weiterlesen »
Nadal and Djokovic head French Open cast as Federer returnsFor the first time in four years the big three in men's tennis will all be ...
Weiterlesen »
Tennis: Zverev outlasts Jarry in thrilling final to clinch Geneva Open titleGermany's Alexander Zverev did his French Open preparations a world of good...
Weiterlesen »
French tennis surrounded by gloom ahead of Roland GarrosA combination of injuries, a lack of confidence and poor results mean there is a...
Weiterlesen »
Tennis: Rested and recovered, Andreescu relishing French Open debutInjury breaks are not usually welcomed by tennis players but when Bianca Andrees...
Weiterlesen »
Tennis: Brazil once ruled Paris but Guga era now seems long way offFor a few years at the turn of the century he was the King of Paris and the darl...
Weiterlesen »
Tennis: Tsitsipas' joie de vivre could carry him far in ParisWorld number six Stefanos Tsitsipas has been shooting up the rankings this year ...
Weiterlesen »
Tennis: Laver Cup becomes official ATP eventThe Laver Cup team event between Europe and the rest of the world is to become a...
Weiterlesen »
Perspective | Why Roger Federer is the most graceful athlete of our timeA dance critic on the pleasures of watching the elegant tennis star, who belongs equally to the realm of aesthetics as to sports.
Weiterlesen »