Jule Niemeier and Anna-Lena Friedam have easily moved into the second round of the qualification tournament at the US Open 2021.
From tennisnet.Com zu last: 25.08.2021, 8:43 am
Niemeier showed no mercy in the 6-2 and 6: 2 against the Italian Gatto-Monticone, peaceful against Alexandra Kiick in 6: 3 and 6: 0 even a game less.Anna-Lena Friedsam started the qualification tournament as number 16, Niemeier as number 30.Small drops of melancholy: If the two Germans also win their second-round matches, the qualification final would be a direct meeting.
Before that, Jule Niemeier, who is currently being looked after by ex-Görges coachmichael Geserer, has to be against the Romanian Mihaela Buzarnescu.Buzarnescu beat the Polish Katerzyna Kawa 6: 3 and 7: 5.Friedensam plays against the American Kamie Loeb, who was able to conquer Ankita Raina from India in three sets.
On the other hand, three other German women started in qualification: First Tatjana Maria failed 6: 3, 3: 6, 4: 6 at the Swiss Susan Bangecchi, after which Katharina Gerlach also had to 6: 2, 5: 7, 4:6 Give your game against Federica di Sarra.
At the end of the first day of qualification, Mona Barthel also lost to Japanese Mai Hontama 6: 7 (0), 7: 5, 6: 2.For failure in the first round of the preliminary round for the fourth and last major tournament of the year there is 20.$,000 at least a reasonably conciliatory compensation for pain and suffering.
Here is the qualifying draw among women