Sabine Lisicki does it again

Sabine Lisicki actually did it: As the first German since Steffi Graf 14 years ago moved from Berlin to the final at Wimbledon one. There is now awaiting a former finalist

She looked like the winner safe and lost the thread, it was almost defeated and came back, she had almost won, and then could not finish the game but they had to get through twice against the threat of losing her serve. Finally they won this semi-final against Agnieszka Radwanska and probably finally the hearts of British and German tennis fans: Sabine Lisicki is for another roller coaster ride of emotions that reminded very strongly attached to their first knockout round win over Serena Williams, with a 6:4 - 2:6 - and 9:7 win in the finals of Wimbledon (on Saturday live on Sky and Live Scores FAZ ) confiscated.

So far in the finals last German was Steffi Graf in 1999. She had last won the tournament in 1996. In the final, Sabine Lisicki meets the Frenchwoman Marion Bartoli, who had prevailed in the first semi-final in just 62 minutes 6-1, 6-2 against the Belgian Kirsten Flipkens.

Instead, the drama began

There is a sentence that says Sabine Lisicki over and over again, you can wait for him and will never disappointed: "I'm a fighter," she says, and then usually follows. "I think from point to point" was Both never been so entitled as on this day, as in this semi-final against Agnieszka Radwanska. Everything was first run as according to plan, the German had started far away from all the nervousness, they determined the match with her powerful lapels and their precise groundstrokes, and they urged the Polish increasingly on the defensive.

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This game is the world ranking fourth but used it even approaches her, because she loves the game and lock in this discipline for their speed probably one of the best players in the world. No finally brings so many balls that are safe point gains against other opponent, but still returned. But all of that was used in the first sentence nothing, the impact of the much more active Sabine Lisicki seemed to overwhelm Agnieszka Radwanska. The German won the first round with 6-4, and it seemed like so go on, because the second set she started again with a break. 6:4, 1:0, surcharge Lisicki - seemed opening the door to another semi-final with a distinct output. Instead, the drama began.

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