Overview
- In a W35 Nairobi first round, Germany’s Lorena Schaedel beat Egypt’s Hajar Abdelkader 6-0, 6-0 in 37 minutes, with Abdelkader winning three points and committing 20 double faults, according to official stats.
- Schaedel logged 13 aces and about 92% first-serve effectiveness, highlighting the lopsided nature of the officially broadcast match at Parklands Sports Club.
- The ITF draw lists Abdelkader as a wild-card entrant, a detail that intensified scrutiny as reporters found no public competitive history for her in ITF or WTA records.
- Clips of the match went viral, drawing reactions from tennis figures and media outlets who questioned the invitation and the quality control at lower-tier events.
- Neither the tournament, directed by Martha Tirop, nor the ITF had issued public explanations at the time of reporting, and coverage referenced recent ITIA cases involving paid wild cards as relevant context.