Zverev, Kerber and Krawietz/Mies – all out! The last German at the Australian Open is 16 years old and comes from Fürth.
Carolina Kuhl will play her junior quarterfinals against Charlotte Kempenaers-Pocz (17/Australia) that night. But no matter how it turns out, her name is making the rounds first.
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For the talent from TV Fürth 1860 it is the Grand Slam premiere. Accordingly, the experiences rain down on them. “I ran past Rafael Nadal and could also see a match from him. What an experience! Meet the pros in the fitness room. It’s impressive to see how things are going there,” she says.
Her big dream: “Winning Wimbledon would be cool.” But it’s a long way to go. It should lead to the Porsche Talents team and the sports school in Mannheim, where she goes twice a week. “I Fürth cannot coordinate school and training. I’m missing a lot, that’s no problem in Mannheim. Here in Melbourne, too, I get my homework online,” says the eleventh grader.
The home training does not take place in Fürth either, but with ex-professional Marcello Craca (47) in Regensburg, in the academy of Michael Geserer (52). A year ago, he had led Jennifer Brady (26) to the Mebourne final.
Carolina’s role models: “I like Naomi Osaka, she’s cool in her own way. I also like Emma Raducanu.” How does Carolina see her game? “I’ve often been told that Angelique Kerber and I play relatively similarly. We are both left-handed. That’s why I’ve watched them a lot.”
And Kerber has already won Wimbledon…
