After her sensational performance in Wimbledon with her first semi-final entry, Tatjana Maria is not yet thinking about the end of her tennis career.
“I’m not worried about how much longer I’ll be playing. I feel fit, it’s possible that I’ll play for a very, very long time,” said the 34-year-old after missing out on the final at the grass classic. “At the moment I’m fit and it will definitely continue.”
In her tenth Wimbledon participation and her 35th start in a Grand Slam tournament, the mother of two had come as far as never before. It was only in the semifinals that she lost 2:6, 6:3, 1:6 against her good friend and second in the world rankings, Ons Jabeur from Tunisia.
During the tournament, Maria also talked about a possible continuation of her career until her daughter Charlotte, who is currently eight, might also make the leap to the professional level. “I’ve always joked that after a third[child]I might come back. And maybe I’ll stay on tour until Charlotte plays. You never know what might happen,” she said this week. “Now I’ve learned to keep it open and just see how I feel. Maybe then I’ll still be on the tour.”