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London (dpa) – After a decisive victory in five sets, Davis Cup player Jan Lennard Struff challenges Wimbledon's grbad champion Roger Federer.
"I would have liked to have this game, it will be a tough match, but I'm looking forward to it," said the 28-year-old after his second-round win, wishing to be at the center. Friday. Court of the most famous tennis tournament in the world. "It's something else again."
Against Croatian Ivo Karlovic turned the Sauerland after a rest 0: 2 of the Aus imminent again and won after almost four hours with 6: 7 (5: 7), 3: 6, 7: 6 (7: 4 7: 6 (7: 4), 13:11 Julia Görges also plays for her first knockout round at Wimbledon on Friday, and on the other hand, Andrea Petkovic and Tatjana Maria have retired after Round 2. Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber also want to play in the third round on Thursday.
Twice Struff had to play Wimbledon winner eight times, Federer twice, twice he was without a win. "He serves brutally well, but I still think I can handle my chances against him," said Struff motivated.
In the second round, he was not disturbed by the Karlovic's 61 ace of 2.11 meters. From the start, he was determined to try his luck for his first participation at one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. use. He lost the first two sets, but the Warsteiner bit as already against Argentine Leonardo Mayer. The fifth movement has developed into a game of patience. "You have to keep trying, eventually you have the opportunity," said Struff. "I realized it was going to be exhausting because of the concentration, but I could have continued to play, okay."
On the outer court 15, with a view of the outer facade of the Central Courts, Struff earned only one point (206) more than his opponent (205) and had to give up a lot of force before the difficult challenge. against Federer.
After a rain, the second-round match started by tennis player Philipp Kohlschreiber was postponed. Augsburg, 34, won the first set against Luxembourg's Gilles Muller 7: 6 (8: 6) in a tie-break. In the second set, Kohlschreiber was also in the tie-break and led 5: 3, before the match was interrupted and the organizers broke up the evening. On July 5, the top two players, Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber, will play their second round at the third Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year.
The world ranking 13th Julia Görges struggled with difficulty in 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 2 against the Belarusian Vera Lapko. For the first time in six years, the 29-year-old athlete moves into the famous lawns of Church Road in the third round and can also calculate promising opportunities. "In the end, the win counts and I'm one more round, I have not burned fireworks here in recent years," said the Bad Oldesloerin.
For the unfortunate Petkovic ended his second round match at the famous Southwest Grbad Tournament in London with a 4: 6, 3: 6 against the Belgian Yanina Wickmayer. When she was lying in the second set with 2: 3, the 30-year-old man brought the doctor, was examined and measured the blood pressure. Hidden under a large towel, the Hessin squatting in her chair, she had to throw herself in a bag, but always played. The doctors told her that it was a digestive tract, she said later. "After two rallies, the legs were already completely empty."
Terrible moments, tennis dramas and serious injuries shaped his career and rejected him again and again. Wednesday noon, she had another bitter experience on the tennis court.
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