The German mastered her new role at the world class tournament in the Porsche Arena with charm and professional aplomb.
No wonder as the mètier is just as familiar to her as the environs.
In 2011, she celebrated the first big success of her career when sensationally winning the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix.
Six months after retiring from tournament tennis, she was now out and about behind the scenes of the time-honoured tournament as a social media reporter.
The interviews with her former fellow players were an important part of the multi-media tennis experience for the sport’s fans and provided them with interesting insights into the players’ everyday tournament lives.