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Andrea Petkovic retired from the Grand Slam classic in Wimbledon due to health problems in the second round. On Wednesday, the 30-year-old lost to Yanina Wickmayer of Belgium 4:6, 3:6.

Petkovic obviously had to fight with severe nausea, the Darmstadt native applied for a longer medical time-out in the second sentence.

Wickmayer, who had already eliminated Mona Barthel (Neumünster) in round one, left Petkovic no chance in the end. The 95th World Rankings, which had led 4-2 in the first set, missed the setting of their best result at the Major Lawn in London. The third round was last reached in 2015.

On Wednesday Julia Görges (Bad Oldesloe/No. 13) and Mallorca winner Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau) are still in action from a German perspective, Angelique Kerber will play her second round game on Thursday. The three other German starters in the grass Mecca had already failed at their opening hurdle.

Here the single tableau of the ladies in Wimbledon