Struff calls at Wimbledon Federer – Görges also wins



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Struff calls to Wimbledon Federer – Also Görges wins

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  Thriller in five sets   Thriller in five sets

Jan-Lennard Struff managed to avoid a threatening end to Croatian Ivo Karlovic – now it's time Roger Federer. Photo: Steven Paston / PA Wire

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After the departure of Andrea Petkovic from Andrea Wimbledon, the second-round match of Jan-Lennard Struff grows dramatically . The Warsteiner bit through the puzzle. Now, waiting for the professional tennis player a gigantic task.

L ondon (dpa) – Davis Cup player Jan-Lennard Struff defends Roger Federer, Roger Federer, the champion of the field at the Wimbledon championship after winning a superb five-set.

Match. It will be a tough match, but I can not wait to be there, "said the 28-year-old after his second-round win and was eager to be Friday at the Center Court of the world's most famous tennis tournament. one time. "

Against Croatian Ivo Karlovic shot the Sauerland after a 0: 2 set 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 Alexander Zverev and Angelique Kerber also want to play in the third round on Thursday.

Twice Struff had already raced against Federer, eight-time Wimbledon winner, twice without a win. "He serves brutally well. I still think I can handle my chances against him, "said Struff with great motivation.

In the second round, he was not pissed off by the 61 ace of 2.11 meters Karlovic and seemed determined from the Starting to seize his chance in his first three-round debut at one of the four Grand Slam tournaments, 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, you'll have a chance one day," said Struff. "I realized it's getting exhausting because of the concentration . But I could have continued to play, okay.

Struff only found himself at one point (206) more than his opponent (205) on the outer court 15, facing Center Court, and had to face a tough challenge against Federer Leave a lot of forces.

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 also play their second round at the third Grand Slam tennis tournament of the year.

The world ranking 13. Julia Görges struggled with 6: 2, 3: 6, 6: 2 over 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. "The bottom line is victory and I'm one-lap Petkovic finished his second-round match at the famous South West London turf tournament 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 still played.The doctors told her that it was a digestive tract, she said later. "After two rallies, the legs were already completely empty. "

Terrifying moments, tennis tournaments and serious injuries shaped her career and rejected her again and again Wednesday afternoon, she still has a bitter experience on the tennis court

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