Angelique Kerber has reached the final at the Australian Open. The tennis player from Kiel sat down on Thursday in Melbourne in the semifinals against the Englishwoman Johanna Konta with 7: 5, 6: 2 by. Thus, the German number one is the first time for one of the four Grand Slam tournaments in the final. Against Konta transformed the 28-year old after only 82 minutes her first match point. Kerber now meets on Saturday (9.30 clock / live in Eurosport1) on the world rankings-First Serena Williams. The American had made it clear in the first semifinal with 6: 0, 6:. Won 4 against Agnieszka Radwanska from Poland
“This is truly a very special moment for me,” Kerber said after the biggest success of her career , “That’s great for the whole German tennis.” Before the final against the overpowering Williams they have no fear, Kerber said in an interview on the center court. “I am really looking forward to this challenge. I know that I have to play my best tennis against them, but I have nothing to lose. I want to just enjoy it. “
Completely independent: Angelique Kerber at the moment of victory “AML” Photogallery
The last German player Sabine Lisicki had in 2013 Wimbledon stood in the final of a Grand Slam tournament. The last German who reached the final in Melbourne, was Anke Huber in 1996. They lost 20 years ago but then against Monica Seles. Last German winner Down Under was Steffi Graf in 1994. Kerber your idol mentioned in the winners interview still on the court. “Steffi, please write to me,” she said and alluded to the fact that their more fortunate embassies of Germany’s best player in tennis history also intended for the final grant success.
Kerber caught in its total third semi-final in a Grand Slam a good start and took Konta twice the fee from. Thereafter, however, she lost a little thread and had even proposed her serve twice. Towards the end of the first round, the Schleswig-Holstein mare boosted and secured but 49 minutes into the first set. In the second section Kerber appears again two fast breaks
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In a total of streaky encounter the North German could no longer take the finals afterwards. Although Kerber not acted as strong as the day before by far in the quarterfinals against the Belarusian Victoria Asarenka. But against the nervous Konta, the first time was for one of the four major tournaments in the semifinals, handed her a solid performance to success. “I was so so very nervous,” Kerber conceded the TV channel Euro Sport. “But after the first few games, I realized she is also nervous. I tried to stay calm. For me it was important to take the game today in my hand. “
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