Cornet wins rematch, Kerber made to wait at Bad Homburg

Posted June 20, 2022 7:00 am

The Associated Press

Germany's Angelique Kerber returns a ball to Russia's Anastasia Gasanova during the WTA Tour women's singles match in Bad Homburg, Germany, Monday June 20 2022. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

BAD HOMBURG, Germany (AP) - AlizÃ© Cornet won a rematch with a player who beat her last week as rain interrupted play at the Bad Homburg Open on Monday, leaving Angelique Kerber waiting overnight to complete her match.

Ninth-seeded Cornet swept past Anna Kalinskaya 6-2, 6-4 for her first grass-court win of the season following a first-round loss to the same opponent last week in Berlin. That sets up a second-round meeting with Germany's Tatjana Maria, whose 6-3, 5-7, 6-3 win over Anastasia Potapova was frequently interrupted by the weather.

Kerber won the Bad Homburg tournament last year to end a three-year title drought and kick-start a revival in her fortunes before reaching the semifinals of Wimbledon.

The former top-ranked German was left waiting for around four hours because of the rain breaks before her match started in the evening and was leading Anastasia Gasanova 4-2 in the first set before play ended for the day. The winner will play Lucia Bronzetti in the second round.

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Tatjana Maria from Germany returns the ball to Anastasia Potapova from Russia during their match at the WTA tennis tournament in Bad Homburg, Germany, Monday, June, 20, 2022. (Thomas Frey/dpa via AP) The Associated Press

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