Wimbledon 2021: Too many chances missed - Koepfer is subject to Bautista Agut
Dominik Koepfer was eliminated in the third round of the Wimbledon tournament in 2021. The German Olympic star was defeated by Roberto Bautista Agut 5: 7, 1: 6 and 6: 7 (4) despite good chances.
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Jul 02, 2021, 06:02 pm
Dominik Koepfer was eliminated in the third round at Wimbledon. The 27-year-old from Furtwangen lost against number eight seeded Spaniard Roberto Bautista Agut 5: 7, 1: 6, 6: 7 (4: 7). This means that Koepfer's last 16 participation at the 2019 US Open remains Koepfer's best Grand Slam result to date.
The first round was marked by numerous service losses by both players. In the end, Bautista Agut had the lead with a break ratio of 4: 3 and won the set 7: 5 after 52 minutes. After that Koepfer's resistance seemed broken, after two more breaks and 81 minutes of playing time, Bautista Agut also won the second set 6: 1.
In the third round Koepfer found his way back into the match and was already leading 5-2, but then again mistakes crept into his game, especially with the backhand. The left-hander had to let Bautista Agut approach 5: 5, took the lead 6: 5 on his own serve and then lost out in the tie-break. After 2:20 hours, Bautista Agut, Wimbledon semi-finalist of 2019, converted his first match point.
Zverev and Kerber in action tomorrow
Alexander Zverev (Hamburg / No. 4) and Angelique Kerber (Kiel / No. 25) are the last Germans in the individual competitions. On Saturday Zverev will play in the third round against Taylor Fritz (USA / No. 31), Kerber will meet Alexandra Sasnowitsch (Belarus).
Iga Swiatek was the first player to reach the round of 16 on Friday. The number seven seeded Pole won against Irina-Camelia Begu (Romania) 6: 1, 6: 0 and meets Ons Jabeur (Tunisia / No. 21) in the next round.
On the fifth day of the tournament, favorites did not fall. Like Swiatek, number two seeded Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) easily made it into the round of 16 with a 6-0, 6: 3 against Maria Camila Osorio (Colombia). She was followed by Karolina Pliskova (No. 8) with a 6: 3, 6: 3 in the Czech duel against Tereza Martincova.
Here is the men's single tableau
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