Lower than a yr after retiring from skilled tennis and simply weeks after asserting her second being pregnant, former world No. 1 Angelique Kerber is moving into a brand new management function. The three-time Grand Slam champion will function the sporting director of the Dangerous Homburg Open, a prestigious WTA 500 grass-court event in her house nation.
Kerber’s final aggressive match was a quarterfinal loss to eventual gold medalist Zheng Qinwen on the 2024 Paris Olympics. Since then, she has embraced main life adjustments, just lately sharing that her two-year-old daughter, Liana, will quickly have a sibling. Nevertheless, her ardour for tennis stays robust, and he or she is raring to proceed shaping the game in Germany. Working alongside event director Aljoscha Thron—her long-time supervisor—Kerber goals to carry her in depth expertise to the occasion.
“The tournament was a project of the heart for me from the outset,” Kerber stated. “I know what the players need. Some work will be awaiting me.”
Kerber has memorable experiences on the event, successful it in its inaugural yr in 2021, with a conquer Katerina Siniakova within the ultimate. In 2025, the event shall be staged for the fifth time, the second yr in a row as a WTA 500 occasion. In addition to Kerber, previous champions embrace Caroline Garcia, Karolina Siniakova, and final yr’s winner Diana Shnaider.
The 2025 Dangerous Homburg Open is about to happen from June 22 to June 28. (picture: Jimmie48)
