For Tatjana Maria, it’s all about important points for the world rankings at the Queen’s Club in London. On Tuesday, the defending champions celebrated their move into the round of 16.
Defending champion Tatjana Maria has made her next attempt at the WTA tournament in London’s Queen’s Club. In the first round of the grass classic, the 38-year-old once again showed a strong performance and beat the Greek Maria Sakkari 6:3, 6:3.
Opponent placed in first position in the round of 16
A year after her surprise success in the West Kensington district, Maria now faces an extremely difficult task. In the round of 16 on Wednesday her opponent is Jelena Rybakina. The world number two from Kazakhstan won the Australian Open at the beginning of the year and is ranked number one in London. Last year, however, she surprisingly had to admit defeat to lawn expert Maria in two sets. “I’m very, very satisfied. The support was so fantastic,” said Maria: “I’m happy to be able to play on grass again.”
Last year, at the age of 37, Maria sensationally celebrated the biggest title of her career as a qualifier at the Queen’s Club. Nevertheless, she had to go through the qualification this year too because the organizers decided not to place her at number 52 in the world rankings. to give a wildcard. “It’s sad, the reality is that they don’t help us,” Charles-Édouard Maria, husband and coach of the German tennis player, complained in the British newspaper Telegraph. But Maria still fought her way into the main field with two wins.
Laura Siegemund also in the round of 16
For the mother of two from Bad Saulgau, who made it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon in 2022, the lawn season is about a lot. She needs good results to avoid slipping in the world rankings. Shortly before the end of Maria’s game against Sakkari, Laura Siegemund was the first German to qualify for the round of 16. She beat Great Britain’s Francesca Jones 6:2, 6:3 after a concentrated performance.
Now, with Amanda Anisimova (USA), who is in second place, an absolute top player is also waiting for Siegemund. Tamara Korpatsch, on the other hand, was unable to build on her good performance in reaching the third round at the French Open in Paris. She lost her opening match in s’Hertogenbosch against Elena-Gabriela Ruse (Romania) 4:6, 6:7 (5:7).
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