Tennis in Hamburg
Noha Akugue in round two of a WTA tournament for the first time
In round two in Hamburg: Noma Noha Akugue. photo
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Tennis talent Noma Noha Akugue was the second German player to reach the round of 16 at the tournament in Hamburg. For the first time, the 19-year-old from Reinbek near Hamburg made it into the second round of a WTA event.
Tennis talent Noma Noha Akugue was the second German player to reach the round of 16 at the tournament in reached Hamburg. For the first time, the 19-year-old from Reinbek near Hamburg made it into the second round of a WTA event.
The world rankings-207. prevailed against Laura Pigossi 7: 5, 6: 4. She lost to the Brazilian in the second qualifying round for the Grand Slam tournament in Paris. Thanks to a wildcard, Noma Noha Akugue is in a main field of a WTA tournament for the first time anyway.
In the EUR 235,680 clay court event at Rothenbaum in Hamburg, she faces a difficult task in the round of 16: She meets the winner of the game between Croatia’s Donna Vekic, who was number one, and Australia’s Storm Hunter. On Sunday, Hamburg’s Tamara Korpatsch was the first local player to reach the second round.