Kerber had already failed in the first round at the Australian Open in Melbourne after being stopped by a coronavirus infection in preparation. Against Teichmann, the former number one in the world clearly showed a lack of match practice. After winning the first set, Kerber dropped a lot and left the field after 2:08 hours as the loser.
Andrea Petkovic had previously lost her opening game at the $ 2.6 million WTA event. The 34-year-old from Darmstadt lost to Viktorija Golubic from Switzerland 4: 6, 4: 6. Petkovic had only played his way into the main draw after qualifying. Petkovic had already lost to the Swiss at the Billie Jean King Cup in Prague last November.
Source: dpa
