Sabine Lisicki (right) was humiliated 6-0, 6-0 by Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix.

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Former Wimbledon finalist Sabine Lisicki was jeered off court by parts of a German home crowd yesterday after being humiliated 6-0, 6-0 by Kazakhstan’s Zarina Diyas in the first round of the Porsche Grand Prix.
The 32nd-ranked Diyas took just 64 minutes to complete the double bagel against 19th-ranked Lisicki, whose 32 unforced errors included seven double faults, four alone in her first two service games. “I guess I had a blackout, I guess it happens. Somehow I have to stay positive, there are more tournaments to come,” the shell-shocked Lisicki said.
Angelique Kerber restored German pride 6-2, 7-5 over American lucky loser Alexa Glatch while Italy’s Sara Errani ousted another ex-finalist at Wimbledon, Agnieszka Radwanska, 7-6 (10-8), 6-4, in a match featuring 17 breaks of serve. Julia Goerges was also to play for Germany later while second seed Simona Halep of Romania was to open the second round against Spain’s Garbine Muguruza.
Out-of-sorts Lisicki was far from the form that led her into the Indian Wells semi-finals last month. Her only chance to come back was when she had two break points in the third game of the second set.
The 2013 Wimbledon runner-up was coming off a weekend Fed Cup semi-final in Russia in which she wasted a match point in her singles against Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova and also lost the deciding doubles rubber together with Andrea Petkovic in Germany’s 3-2 defeat.
“I tried until the end. I am disappointed and feel sorry for everyone,” Lisicki said. “I wish the Fed Cup was a week earlier, but that doesn’t explain it.”
Diyas said: “It was a tough match even if the score looked easy. I stayed focused and tried to attack her second serve.”
Kerber, a recent winner in Charleston, beat the 201st-ranked Glatch who had only replaced injured Yuliya Beygelzimer on short notice.  Glatch offered stiff resistance in the second set before losing on third match point after Kerber got the deciding break for 7-5.
“I only heard three hours before the match I had a different opponent. It wasn’t easy but I made the most of it. I am glad to be in the next round,” Kerber said.
The 2012 French Open runner-up Errani prevailed on second match point when the 2011 Wimbledon finalist Radwanska hit a forehand long for her 41st unforced error, going with 38 winners. Errani had 35 winners and 24 errors, and saved two set points in the first-set tiebreak.
Radwanska won just two of her 11 service games, and Errani three.