Tennis: Kerber: "Quit smoking is very far"

Chris de Burgh's clbadic "Lady in Red" was played, and Angelique Kerber, dressed in a long red evening dress, did not ask twice. For a long time she could not get on the podium, but after 20 seconds in the arms of Novak Djokovic, the dance of the two winners of Wimbledon at the Dinner Champions was already over. Kerber always amused himself: "The dance was good, I still like it, but I did not expect it."

So there are still some imponderables in the life of Angie Kerber, 22 years after the great Steffi Graf finally got another Wimbledon win for Germany. Tennis in this country, it has proved a great favor, at least that believes Dirk Hordorff, vice president of sports at the German Tennis Association (DTB). "Wimbledon is the most perceived tournament," said Hordorff. "A Wimbledon victory brings back those who only talk about the good old days."

The count was happy in distant Las Vegas "great successes that should boost our sport". Especially since Hordorff sees no player who could be really dangerous Kerber in the weeks and months to come. "At the US Open she is sure to be the favorite, I will not call her." And also the victory at Roland Garros, which would complete the career of Kerber Grand Slam, Hordorff trusts his number one, the world's number four world is also: "It's hard, but not ruled out." [19659003] Kerber 's win at Wimbledon will not be able to completely topple the wheel, but that should not be expected in the social media era. On average, 2.28 million watched the final live on ZDF Saturday, which seems modest at first glance. At a second glance, however, with a market share of 13.6%, it's a rather minimal success.

Kerber did much more than just watch the television audience for his sport. For several days, the Kieler adorned the title pages of almost every major newspaper, was featured in the news and in the ZDF sports studio in an exposed position and provoked reactions from the sports world. "We are at the beginning of a small boom," said Hordorff and cited in this context also on the world's third-ranked Alexander Zverev: "Something is happening in German tennis."

Meanwhile, Kerber indulged Monday on a brief visit to grandparents in Poland, before being waited on Tuesday for a press conference at the Porsche Museum in Stuttgart. After that, the 30-year-old man is ready for new sports achievements.

"It's a long way to go, it's not a problem at all," she told Bild newspaper. She probably will not forget the match against Serena Williams: "My physio showed it to me 15,000 times, still eating 50-, 60-times on Instagram, it lasted all night." four o'clock in the morning was over.