Tatjana Maria continued her sensational triumphal procession at the WTA tournament in London and reached the semi-finals with the next coup.
Tennis player Tatjana Maria has reached the semi-finals of London unexpectedly in the Wimbledon preparation. In the quarter -finals, the 37 -year -old Schwäbin scored the next big surprise against the former Wimbledon winner Jelena Rybakina from Kazakhstan at 6: 4, 7: 6 (7: 4).
“It is a perfect example to never give up,” said Maria on the pitch in the winner’s face. “I live a dream,” said the mother of two, who travels around the world with her family. “I’m great, super proud to be here in the semifinals. I hope you will see my daughter in the same round in a few years.” Her eleven -year -old daughter Charlotte is a great talent.
The world ranking 86. Maria is now dealing with the semi-finals of the WTA 500 tournament on Saturday as a clear outsider with Australian Open winner Madison Madison Keys from the USA. Maria had already proven in the rounds beforehand that the game was on the lawn, and surprised the former Canadian US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez and Czech Karolina Muchova.
In 2022, Maria had achieved her greatest success at Grand Slam level with the sensational semi-finals in Wimbledon. Rybakina had triumphed at the classic lawn.