On Wimbledon debut: Stricker shows will and achieves spectacular first win

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In the end it was an unexpected victory after Stricker had to make up 1:4 against the powerful Australian in the fifth set. However, the junior winner of the 2020 French Open should never have found himself in this precarious situation.

After a nervous start, he recovered considerably after a first break and had the Australian, who has little to offer except good service, completely under control in sets 2 and 3. At the end of the fourth round, however, he got the decisive break against 4:6 out of the blue.

In the first game of the deciding set, Stricker missed three break opportunities for a quick lead, two of which were due to extremely avoidable forehand errors. Instead, the left-hander immediately gave up his serve. In the end, however, he once again showed what great talent he had. First he made the first break to 3:4, then the decisive break to 6:5 in a very convincing way.

The reward is the first victory (3:6, 6:3, 6:2, 4:6, 7:5) in a Grand Slam tournament and a second round match with the American number 10, Frances Tiafoe.

Naef loses at Premiere

Céline Naef (WTA 165), on the other hand, lost her premiere at a Grand Slam tournament. Like Stricker, the Schwyz native, who just turned 18 last week, had qualified for the main draw. Against Russia’s Anastasia Potapova, number 22, she showed her great potential.

The continuation of the game, which was abandoned at 3: 6, 3: 3 on Tuesday due to rain, only lasted a few minutes on Wednesday. Naef failed again at 3:6, 3:6. (SDA/Mom)

Source : Blick