Tennis Miami – Lisicki defeated by Williams – Frankfurter Rundschau

01 April 2015

Sabine Lisicki and Serena Williams after the match Photo: AFP

There was more to it: Sabine Lisicki lost in the quarter-finals of the tennis tournament in Miami in three sets against Serena Williams. The American thus celebrates her 700th victory on the tour. Andrea Petkovic, the only remaining German in the tournament.

The surprise against industry leader was within reach, but Sabine Lisicki was the hard court tennis tournament in Miami do not take chances. Despite a strong and courageous performance came in from Berlin on Wednesday in the quarterfinals against Serena Williams the corner. After 2:01 hours they were beaten 6: 7 (4: 7), 6: 1, 3:. 6 The American thus gained revenge for their successful three-set defeat in the second round of Wimbledon-2013.

“It was not an easy match for me. Sabine is a tricky player and a great fighter, “Williams said after her 16th win in a row on the Palm Island Key Biscayne and the 700th overall success on the tour. The dominant player of the Women’s Tennis knew that the quarter-finals and their terminus could be

Lisicki in the first sentence twice. (4: 3, 6: 5) Break forward could not use a set of ball and gave the passage in the tie-break even from. When they serve in the second set after a loss 0: fell into arrears 1, some suggested a two-set defeat. But Lisicki dominated the passage in the subsequent period as rarely before someone against Williams. The German took the 33-year-old three times in succession the Service from and won the set with. 6: 1

A separate charge loss at the beginning of the decision-passage was the number 21 of the then no longer compensate world. Williams kept her service, allowed Lisicki no breakpoint more and used her first match point. In the semifinals, she stands against Simona Halep of Romania and her compatriot Sloan Stephens. Andrea Petkovic has to compete with the Spaniard Carla Suarez Navarro in the other semifinals duel. (AP)