Strasbourg – Anna-Lena Friedsam has been eliminated in the last 16 of the tennis tournament in Strasbourg. The 28-year-old lost to Belgian number four seed Elise Mertens 5-7, 5-7 on Wednesday.
Angelique Kerber will later meet Alyaksandra Sasnovich from Belarus as the last remaining German player in the tournament. After the 251,750 US dollar clay court event, the French Open kicks off on Sunday in Paris as the second Grand Slam tournament of the season.
