World Sport News

Andrea Petkovic (30) has qualified as the sixth German tennis player for the main field of the WTA tournament in Miami. The World Rankings-111. from Darmstadt won the decisive match against Belarussian Wera Lapko 7:6 (7:1), 6:2.

At the start of the qualification Petkovic benefited from the task of former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki at 4:6, 6:3, 3:1.

Besides Petkovic, once the world’s number nine, Angelique Kerber (No. 10), Julia Görges (No. 12), Mona Barthel and Tatjana Maria and Carina Witthöft, who will meet at the start, will also be in the main field of the hard court tournament in Florida, which is endowed with almost eight million dollars.

The ladies’ single tableau in Miami