After they defeated their Asarenka curse and had first made it to the semifinals of the Australian Open, had Angelique Kerber her racket just fall out of his hand and looked in disbelief at their coaching team the tribune. “I can not put into words,” Kerber said on Wednesday after their 6: 3, 7: 5 in the quarterfinals of Melbourne against Victoria Asarenka. All six duels with the Belarusian she had previously lost, but now her day had come. “I’m just happy that I have finally defeated and for the first time in the semifinals am,” Kerber said after their strong performance. Can celebrate
Long Kerber their coup but not already in the German night Thursday (second match after 3.30 clock / Euro Sport) is at the semi-final against the Englishwoman Johanna Konta for them. The 24-year-old sat down against Zhang Shuai of China clearly with 6: 4, 6: 1 by. The number 47 in the world is the first British woman since Jo Durie at the 1983 US Open, which has reached the semifinal at one of the four Grand Slam tournaments. Prior hits the defending champion and world ranked first Serena Williams from the United States on the Pole Agnieszka Radwanska.
Germany’s tennis legend Boris Becker dares Angelique Kerber to the finals. “If she keeps her faith and concentration, they have great chances to be in the final,” Becker said on Wednesday in Melbourne. “She’s a fighter, it also creates in a large backlog to hold their nerve and continue to believe in themselves,” the three-time Wimbledon champion praised the Kielerin.
For Becker Kerber is the clear favorite. “If they have a semi-final opponent would have wished two weeks ago, then Konta would have been certainly on the first page,” said the coach of the world rankings-First Novak Djokovic.
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“I’m more in tournament,” Kerber said after she had turned her first match point after 1:45 hours. With the victory against the previously so strong triumphant Asarenka it showed the German number one finally all their critics – and especially yourself Having failed last year in Melbourne in the first round and even with the other three Grand Slam. -Events was not gone beyond the third round, it will Kerber know this year at the major tournaments especially. She wanted it at the Grand Slams, “let it rip” she said late last year in an interview with the “Süddeutsche Zeitung”.
Victoria Azarenka was in the second set do not use five set points and had to admit defeat in the end the Germans.
And at the first Grand Slam of the season takes its words with deeds from Kiel. For the third time it is in one of the four most important tournaments in the semifinal. Recently a German player Down Under was 18 years ago in the semifinals. Anke Huber failed 1998 Martina Hingis
Against Asarenka launched Kerber furiously and pulled the first set quickly with 4:. Which 0. “I knew that I have to go from the first point out of there and show her that I want to win the game,” the 28-year-old described her match plan against Geheimfavoritin. Even more important, however, that they, unlike so many times in the past in the decisive phases kept his cool this time. In the first set she struggled with the score at 4: 3, two break points from and secured a little later the first passage. In the second section, they could be also from a 2: 5 do nothing out of the rest and made in the aftermath of five set points Asarenka naught
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defeated fear opponent and moved into the semifinals: Angelique Kerber
“Hammergeil” said Fed Cup team boss Barbara Rittner only. “But she has worked hard. I am very pleased for Angie. “Against Konta Kerber now wants to go back with their newfound ease the square. She had always made too much pressure in the past. “Here I have come and have told, come ‘, I play as in the small tournaments, and I will now go on the” Kerber described the secret of their success. Hiding it must be in front of anyone. “I know every single player has respect for me.”
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