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My unlucky year 2024
Full of injuries, ups and downs
Flight to Australia
After my foot injury in Oct 2023, I took 2 moths off to recover well, so I could prepare for the Australian Open Series. On the flight unfortunately I got sick and had to play in Brisbane WTA500. I had to face Naomi Osaka, not an easy draw, but I decided to play. It was a hard fight, especially the 2nd set when I had one or two set points in the Tie-Break. However, it was a really good match.
Adelaide WTA500
After Brisbane, I had to face Bernada Pera, another player who is playing faster to make me move a lot. I still felt a little weak from last week but was not too bad. I lost very close unfortunately but I was motivated to recover and get ready for the Australian Open Main Draw.
Australian Open
After arriving in Melbourne I enjoyed few days off to get better and started practice again. I was well prepared now to get the AO started. My first Round match I had to face Jodie Burrage. Played against her few times before, including in Cluj where I won my first WTA250 title. I lost the first set 2:6, needed a little toilet break to find myself and got back on Court again to win the match 6:0 in the 3rd set. It felt good to win a Grand Slam Main Draw match after my foot injury and my sickness. So in the 2nd Round I had to face the top 10 player Barbora Krejcikova. I felt very motivated to try to win this as I still had my confidence. However, this match I got unlucky injured again at the score 1:1 in the 1st set. I could´t believe it. My SIJ got stock and I couldn´t move anymore. I continued to play as I never give up. I lost this match 2:6, 2:6, not a bad score for that.
USA Tournaments
After the Australian Open I flew back home I played few tournaments in Europe. My back pain got a little better but didn´t disappear fully as the physios and doctors didn´t really find the real problem. I decided late to fly to Indian Wells and arrived one day before my match against Putintseva. It was a so slow Court and slow balls too. I lost in 2 sets. After that, I played Miami, lost 2nd round Qualies and got in as Lucky Loser to get a 2nd chamce, but I didn´t use it well. The pain on my back/SIJ got worse again and I tried to find out the problem with the physios. Tried to play in Charleston on clay again but it felt too painful so I decided to refuse the BJK nomination and take a break.
Few ups in 2024
After few MRI, many other tests and over 2 months off again, my injury problem was solved (it was a bone edema on my SIJ and few other things), I could prepare only 5 days for Roland Garros. I won my 1st round match against Ashlyn Krueger with cramps in 3 long sets, 11:9 in the match Tie-Break. It felt amazing to win this tight match as I were qualified for the Olympic Games 2024 ! One of my biggest dreams to compete there. It felt great and honored to be a part of it. I didn´t play well there and even the whole rest of the year 2024, but I made it to Olympics cause of my good results and all my hard work in 2023. I deserved to be there and feel very happy that I can say I´m officially an Olypian now !
Golden Book Hamburg
One more very special honor was the entry in the golden book of my home town Hamburg. I felt very special to get that invitaion to sign with my name in that golden book of the city I am living in my whole life. That day I will never forget. Olympics and this honor will stay in the best memories of 2024 and my life.
My first WTA 250 title
2023 has been a successful year for me. This year I could win my first WTA Tour tournament. I had a wonderful week in Cluj-Napoca at the WTA 250 event. I´m very happy to carry that trophy at the end of the tournament. Without my parents as my support it would´t be possible to achieve this.
However, unfortunately I played the whole tournament with pain on my foot. After checking my foot with an MRI, the doctors saw I have a broken sesamoid bone, a bone edema and a cyst.
I´m recovering since 6 weeks and slowly could start practicing.
Unfortunately I had to stop training again as I got tested Covid positive and also got a pleurisy, which is very painful when moving.
So I will use that time for mental training, some free time and family time at home. I will prepare to recover as fast as possible and start practice again and prepare for the next competition!
WTA 125 Antalya TUR, my next tournament
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