Tennis drama in Bad Homburg: Eva Lys gives up due to injury!

Tennis drama in Bad Homburg: Eva Lys gives up due to injury!

The lawn tennis tournament in Bad Homburg started on Sunday with two bitter disappointments for German tennis fans. The early end of Eva Lys, who, due to injuries, had to give up her qualification match against Australian Ajla Tomljanovic. The game ended with a stand of 4: 6, 2: 3 when Lys threw the towel after 77 minutes. The German, who had moved into the round of 16 at the Australian Open, had injured the fuselage and signaled this during the game when she took a break. Die Schwere der Verletzung lässt ihre Teilnahme am Hauptfeld der bevorstehenden Wimbledon Championships am 30. Juni in Frage stellen. 'Hessenschau.de' reports that…

How did the matter worse? On March 9, 2023, Eva Lys announced in a video to start at the Bad Homburg WTA tournament and received a wildcard for this. At that time she was the number one of the German tennis ladies and was very happy about the opportunity to play on home. Her decision to make the qualification may have arisen to collect more game practice after having previously accepted a sensitive defeat in Berlin against Paula Badosa. With her withdrawal, the already tense situation is shifting in German tennis, since Laura Siegemund is the only remaining representative in the main field that looks tabular to compete against Victoria Azarenka. 'FAZ.NET' reports that ...

The second disappointment - Tatjana Maria

But that's not all: Tatjana Maria also experienced an early departure. The 37-year-old lost 0: 6, 6: 7 (1: 7) in the first round of Canadian Leylah Fernandez, although she meanwhile led 5: 3 in the second set. However, it shouldn't be because Maria could not force a decision, which also makes the competition from Wimbledon exciting. The outside temperatures of over 30 degrees do not make the situation in the tournament easier. Maria, who recently won the lawn event in the London Queen’s Club, is of course just as acknowledged about the early. ['Mainpost.de' reports that ...] (https://www.mainpost.de/sport/turnier-in-bad-homburg-sorgen-vor-wimbledon-tennis player-lys-auf-10931759)

Now the tennis world looks excitedly at Laura Siegemund, who is the only German participant in the main field to continue to bring hope for Germany on the lawn. Her match against Azarenka is expected with great expectations. The Bad Homburg Open, which are endowed with over one million US dollars, offer an important dress rehearsal with regard to the big event in Wimbledon. The coming days promise to be exciting for both fans and players.