US Open up
Niemeier in the 3rd spherical in New York: “I’m satisfied”
– Achieved round three at the US Open up: Jule Niemeier. photograph © Frank Molter / dpa
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Jule Niemeier is the final remaining German tennis player to attain the 3rd spherical at the US Open up. The 23-yr-aged shows outstanding consistency in New York.
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Jule Niemeier spread her arms and then confirmed the viewers the fist of victory: Germany’s very last hope in a event arrived true once again at the US Open.
Following the 23-year-aged surprised everyone by reaching the quarter-finals at Wimbledon two months ago, she is continuing her effective journey to New York. In the next round, Niemeier defeated Julija Putinzewa from Kazakhstan, who was 70 positions bigger in the globe rankings, thanks to nerves of steel and solid groundstrokes 6: 4, 6: 3. On 3 September, the Dortmund native will encounter Chinese Zheng Qinwen for the spherical of 16. There could be a duel towards world variety a person Iga Swiatek from Poland.
“I’m not even imagining about the spherical of 16 or the quarter-finals. Currently I am happy and pleased,” Niemeier explained to Eurosport. Soon after a weak start, she felt “particularly fantastic” on the pitch. She also pleased the national crew mentor Barabara Rittner: “she retained calm, she played her video game and definitely deserved to earn”.
Victory with dynamism and tenacity
Niemeier is the only German tennis player still left at the very last Grand Slam match of the calendar year. For the to start with time in 38 years, there was no German professional in the 2nd round of the hardcourt event at Flushing Meadows Park. Thanks to the cancellation of the not quite suit Olympic winner Alexander Zverev and pregnant Angelique Kerber and the decline of luck, anticipations in the German camp had been still incredibly small.
The German at first struggled versus Putinzewa, of Russian origin, who has performed for Kazakhstan since 2012 and who Niemeier coach Christopher Kas described as a “defense artist”. But after slipping 3- in the to start with established, Niemeier uncovered his much much better rate and ongoing his sturdy overall performance from the opening earn about previous Australian Open winner Sofia Kenin. With his dynamism and her tenacity he drove the most experienced Putintseva to despair.
Putintseva, who in accordance to Kas is usually great for “1 or the other antics”, even a professional medical timeout to heal a torn toenail did not help. Niemeier did not enable the break upset him and ongoing his video game impressively.
Williams 1 more lap: “I am just Serena”
For the initially time in his job, Niemeier is in the most important draw of the US Open, it is only his 3rd Grand Slam tournament. With the first two wins, Germany’s tennis hopes will make a large leap ahead in the earth rankings from their existing 108th area.
In the meantime, Thursday night time there was a modest Williams miracle. Opposite to all predictions, tennis icon Serena Williams defeated the next in the environment rankings, Anett Kontaveit, and remarkably moved on to the third spherical. “I am just Serena,” defined the 23-time Grand Slam winner of her coup of her 7: 6 (7: 4), 2: 6, 6: 2 in opposition to the Estonian favored: “I am a player really very good”.
Williams fought at the very least a single other Grand Slam singles match in advance of her subsequent retirement. On Friday, the 40-calendar year-aged meets Australian Ajla Tomljanovic. “There is even now a minor little bit of me in me,” she stated with a smile. Barely any match observe, slipped to 605th position in the planet rankings, inadequate results prior to the US Open up, but so much Williams has available an outstanding exhibit in New York.
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