Tennis News: Niemeier, Gauff, Thiem

Quarterfinal exit for Jule Niemeier

German tennis star Jule Niemeier was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in Cluj-Napoca, Romania. The 23-year-old from Dortmund lost to Italy’s Jasmine Paolini 5:7, 5:7, as she did two weeks ago in Parma. Despite the defeat, Niemeier will be among the top 70 players in the world rankings for the first time as of Monday. If you are interested in news from the world of tennis, try the bet app and test your luck and foresight.

In a close match, both players initially conceded two breaks in the first set before Niemeier lost her service game for the third time at 5-6. In the second set, Niemeier missed two break points at 4:4 and had a great chance to turn the match around. After 1:53 hours, the three-year older Italian converted her first match point.

Niemeier started this season at No. 130 in the world rankings, and although she did not receive any points for her victory until the quarterfinals of Wimbledon, she has climbed almost 70 places so far. She is now the highest-ranked German in the rankings, ahead of Wimbledon semifinalist Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau/74th).

Gala! Swiatek overruns Gauff

Tennis high-flyer Iga Swiatek gave Coco Gauff no chance in a rematch of the French Open final.

The world number one from Poland beat the sixth-seeded US player 6-0, 6-3 in just 66 minutes in the quarterfinals of the WTA tournament in San Diego and still has her sights firmly set on her eighth title of the year.

Swiatek, 21, will face world number six Jessica Pegula of the United States in the semifinals. “This will be a good test for me to see where I stand,” Swiatek said.

Just six days ago, the three-time Grand Slam winner lost to local hero Barbora Krejcikova in the final of Ostrava, Czech Republic.

Swiatek’s last tournament win was her triumph at the US Open about a month ago.

Thiem’s streak continues

Former US Open champion Dominic Thiem, 29, missed his first final on the ATP Tour in two years.

The Austrian, who is struggling to catch up with the world’s best after injuries and mental problems, lost to top-seeded Russian Andrei Rublev 4-6, 4-6 in the semifinals at the indoor tournament in Gijon, Spain.

Thiem triumphed at the Grand Slam tournament in New York in 2020 and then also reached the final at the ATP Finals in London.

Six months later, his time of suffering began, which threw him far back in the world rankings.

In the meantime, the former number three is on his way back, and Monday Thiem will climb back into the top 135 players in the rankings.