Niemeier with difficulty in the round of 16 in Linz

Niemeier with difficulty in the round of 16

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Jule Niemeier reached the round of 16 at the WTA tournament in Linz with some difficulty.

Jule Niemeier reached the round of 16 at the WTA tournament in Linz with some difficulty.

The 23-year-old from Dortmund fought back in her first round match once morest the American Sofia Kenin and won 2: 6, 6: 3, 6: 4. In the next round, the German number two meets Anastasija Potapova (No. 8) or Lucia Bronzetti (Italy).

Niemeier, number 71 in the world, converted her fourth match point following 2:12 hours on Monday evening and secured her second win in a young year.

At the Australian Open last month, the Wimbledon quarter-finalist was eliminated in the first round by world number one Iga Swiatek.

This means that four German players are still represented at the hard court tournament in Upper Austria, which is endowed with around 240,000 euros. Anna-Lena Friedsam (Neuwied), Tamara Korpatsch and Eva Lys (both Hamburg) will play their first round games on Tuesday and Wednesday.