Kerber after: "But just more important things"

For Angelique Kerber, Tennis is currently not the most important thing in life. The former number one in the world did not doubt the former number one in the world in Indian Wells. Too very busy the war buried by Russia in Ukraine the 34-year-old. "That's just the topic of topics. Everything else is second, or fourth or five-ranked. The same is with tennis," she said on Tuesday (local time) after 6: 4, 2: 6, 3: 6 against Iga Swiatek from Poland.

I have now lost a tennis match and I think that's not the worst in the world right now.

Angelique Kerber

From solidarity with Ukraine Kerber had again carried a band in the colors and blue at their sunscreen at the head. "I've lost a tennis match now and I think that's not the worst in the world now," she said. Many people have currently "problems and existence fears" and would have to flee. "That's crass and not so easy." Although they mostly manage to think in a game, but "It would be lied if I say, I can really hide it. It's always such a thought again. But it's just more important."

Kerber is very busy the situation. Her grandparents live in Poland, she lives if she is not on tournaments, even in the neighboring country to Ukraine. Already in the days before she had repeatedly told how close her war. The development around Russia also plays a role in medium-term plans - in April, the German team is in the qualification of the Billie Jean King Cups guest in Kazakhstan, a southern neighbor of Russia. "I have it in planning with it, let's say so. I'll think I'll play," said Kerber, but said, "I'll continue to watch the situation, Kazakhstan is just not that great with the whole thing just happened."

WTA tournament in Miami

Before it goes on 15 and 16 April in just-sultan on sand around the entry into the final week in November, but first of Kerber stands for the WTA tournament in Miami, which begins in the coming week. "Without stress" she wanted to go from the West to the East Coast of the United States over the coming days.

In the luggage, Kerber then at least has the good feeling to collect the two first victories on the tour and urgently needed matchprax after the difficult start into the year. "Of course you can imagine that better when you're so close, but on the whole I am satisfied. I went in with no expectation here and did not really know where I am," she said. Because of a coronain fiction in December she could not work in front of the Australian Open almost and has been running after a training backlog.