Kerber bites: quarterfinals in Cincinnati

After a force of the former French Open winner Jelena Ostapenko, Angelique Kerber has moved into the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Cincinnati.

Two weeks before the start of the US Open, the 33-year-old from Kiel won against the nine years younger Lettin 4: 6, 6: 2, 7: 5 and thus underlined their good shape again. In the second round Kerber had already beaten the Olympic third Jelina Switolina (Ukraine).

At the end I played my best tennis, I had to fight out, stay calm after the lost sentence and find my rhythm, said Kerber, who has already reached the final in Cincinnati: I've already played so many narrow matches The experiences helped me.

In the quarterfinals, Kerber is now against Petra Kvitova from the Czech Republic (No. 11) or Ons Jabeur (Tunisia).

Kerber was last in July in Wimbledon in the semi-final against the later winner Ashleigh Barty (Australia) excreted. Then she explained her waiver of the Olympic Games in Tokyo.

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In Cincinnati, Kerber and Co. get the fine cut for the last Grand Slam Tournament of the Year in New York (30th August to 12th September).