Doha – Angelique Kerber was eliminated in the first round of the tennis tournament in Doha. The German number one was defeated 6:4, 3:6, 2:6 by Jil Teichmann from Switzerland and is still waiting for her first win of the year.
Kerber had already failed in the first round at the Australian Open in Melbourne after being stopped by a coronavirus infection during her preparation. Against Teichmann, the former world number one’s lack of match practice was clearly noticeable. After winning the first set, Kerber lost the match after 2:08 hours.
Andrea Petkovic had already lost her opening match at the WTA event, which is worth 2.6 million dollars. The 34-year-old from Darmstadt lost to Viktorija Golubic from Switzerland 4:6, 4:6. Petkovic had only qualified for the main draw. Petkovic had already lost to the Swiss at the Billie Jean King Cup in Prague last November.
