​Angelique Kerber returned to tennis at the age of almost 36 and after becoming a mother, but the ex-WTA leader’s run at the Australian Open 2024 was short-lived: the German was eliminated by Danielle Collins (62nd in the world ranking), score 2-6. , 6-3, 1-6.

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Angelique Kerber lost to Danielle Collins in the first round of the Australian Open

Having reached the 655th place in the world ranking, Kerber did not start the match as she would have liked: she lost serve three times and the first set was lost with a score of 6:2.

Things improved in the second set, with Kerber not making as many mistakes, she was much more aggressive in her response, and the match went back to her 6-3.

Unfortunately for the 2016 Melbourne champion, the decisive moment came when Angie found it very difficult to play her serve. Collins managed three breaks and was solid from the start. Under these conditions, the set went to the American with a decisive score of 6-1.

The game lasted one hour and 54 minutes.

Three-time Grand Slam champion (Australian Open 2016, US Open 2016, Wimbledon 2018) and former WTA leader Angelique Kerber returned to tennis after a year and a half absence (she played her last match at Wimbledon in 2022).

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Know:

• In the second round, Daniel Collins will meet with WTA leader Iga Svyatek. Poland is the main favorite in Melbourne.

Australian Open 2024 will be held from January 14 to 28. The reigning champions are Novak Djokovic and Aryna Sabalenko.

The result of the match between Danielle Collins and Angelique Kerber

Who is Angelique Kerber?

On September 12, 2016, Angelique Kerber rose to the first place in the WTA ranking. The nearly 36-year-old athlete from Germany has won 14 WTA titles and currently has 674 wins and 367 losses in her career. He collected more than 31 million dollars from tennis prizes alone.

Angie has three Grand Slam titles to her credit: US Open 2016, Australian Open 2016 and Wimbledon 2018. She also won a silver medal at the 2016 Rio Olympics.