WTA Tour: Tennis talent Noha Akugue is eliminated in Stuttgart

On the large stage, which was unusual for her, Noha Akugue only kept the beginning of the match open. After a 3:3 in the middle of the first set, she had to let the former number 40 in the tennis world pull away.

Unusually large stage for Noha Akugue

For the world rankings 195. It was the first participation in a WTA tournament in the 500 category of her young career. Noha Akugue recently competed in much smaller events and most recently represented the German tennis women in the Billie Jean King Cup.

In Portugal last week she won three of her four singles against second-class opponents. However, she could not prevent the German Tennis Federation (DTB) team from being relegated to the third division for the first time.

Lys and Siegemund are the only Germans in the round of 16

In Stuttgart, Eva Lys and Laura Siegemund from a quintet secured the only two German first round victories after they had previously withdrawn from the DTB due to injury. Both face enormous tasks this evening. Siegemund will play in the round of 16 against the six-time Grand Slam tournament winner Iga Swiatek from Poland, Lys against the Ukrainian top ten player Jelina Switolina.