WTA Madrid: Jule Niemeier fails at Elise Mertens
Jule Niemeier (23) was the last German player to be eliminated in the third round of the WTA tournament in Madrid.
by SID
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Apr 29, 2023, 01:36 pm
The Dortmund player lost 3: 6, 4: 6 to the 23rd seeded Belgian Elise Mertens. Previously, Niemeier had long-awaited success with two-set victories over the Chinese Wang Xinyu and the two-time Wimbledon champion Petra Kvitova (Czech Republic).
Before the high-class clay court tournament in Madrid, Niemeier failed six times in the first round. She improved at the Billie Jean King Cup in Stuttgart against Brazil and continued the upward trend in Madrid.
In the first duel with Mertens, however, Niemeier had to admit defeat after 2:07 hours. The world number 67 made seven double mistakes. Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau) and Laura Siegemund (Metzingen) had already been eliminated in the second round.