DTB – German Tennis Association
Hamburg (ots)
In the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers in the Porsche Arena in Stuttgart, the score is 1-1 after two individual games on the first day of the game. The top players of both teams – Tatjana Maria and Beatriz Haddad Maia – got the two points for their teams.
Shortly before 10 p.m. Tatjana Maria defeated the Brazilian Laura Pigossi 6:3, 3:6, 7:5 and scored the first German point in the Billie Jean King Cup qualifiers. The two opponents dueled for 2:32 hours before three consecutive game wins helped the Germans to victory. “At the end of the third set I decided to be aggressive. I adjusted my position a bit on the return game and wanted to make her think. Thank God it worked. I would have liked to just cry at the end,” explained Maria.
In the match before, Anna-Lena Friedsam kept it exciting for a long time. The German took the initiative against Beatriz Haddad Maia – number 14 in the world – at the start and made it 6: 3. “I got into the match very well, didn’t allow much and was very active,” said Friedsam. From the middle of the second half, Haddad Maia “dared a bit more and played incredibly at the beginning of the third set.” Consequently, the Brazilian turned the game around – final score 6:3, 4:6, 3:6.
Decision will be made on Saturday
Tomorrow there are (probably) two singles and one doubles on the program. The matches will determine which team will compete in November’s Billie Jean King Cup Finals. Remaining in the world group is at stake for the losers in the Billie Jean King Cup Play-Offs.
The current schedule provides for the following matches*:
Einzel No. 3: Tatjana Maria vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia
Einzel Nr. 4: Anna-Lena Friedsam vs. Laura Pigossi
Doubles: Jule Niemeier / Laura Siegemund vs. Beatriz Haddad Maia / Luisa Stefani
*The coaches have the option to change the line-up again for the second matchday. The double can be omitted if necessary.
It starts tomorrow at 2 p.m. Tickets for the matches in the Porsche Arena are available from the ticket provider easyticket (Hotline 0711/2 555 555), at Reservix (Hotline 0761/88 849 999) or at the box office. Day tickets are available from as little as 30 euros. Admission is free for children up to the age of 6 years. Young people (up to the age of 18), students and people with disabilities benefit from reduced prices.
All information about ticket sales on www.dtb-tennis.de.
Tennis Channel International broadcasts the tie games live.
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Original content from: DTB – Deutscher Tennis Bund eV, transmitted by news aktuell
