3 w. ago Age no barrier as qualifier Tatjana Maria becomes 'Queen of Queen's Club'

German defeated three top-20 players en route to grass-court glory

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3 w. ago Tatjana Maria crowned queen of Queen’s as women’s tournament celebrates triumphant return

A resoundingly successful opening week for the new women’s tournament was capped off by Maria winning the biggest title of her career

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3 w. ago Tatjana Maria outwits Anisimova to complete Queen’s Club fairytale aged 37

German qualifier becomes oldest WTA 500 championMaria wins first women’s final in 52 years 6-3, 6-4Tatjana Maria completed an extraordinary week of giantkilling in London by becoming the surprise first women’s champion at Queen’s Club in 52 years as she defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-3, 6-4.Maria, a 37-year-old German qualifier, is the oldest WTA 500 champion in history. She had arrived at Queen’s Club on a nine-match losing run before building momentum from the qualifying draw and defeating four top-20 opponents in a row. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Tatjana Maria shocks Amanda Anisimova to win Queen’s Club women’s singles final – as it happened

Tatjana Maria, a qualifier, beat Amanda Anisimova, the number eight seed, in straight sets to win the first women’s tournament at Queen’s since 1973Ready play.Apparently Anisimova was practising this morning and had someone hitting slices at her. That makes sense, but it won’t be the same as what’s in store for her on court this afternoon. Thing is – and as I type, there’s another “slice and dice” – the match may, in fact, be decided by how her excellence on the return matches up with Maria’s excellence on serve. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Amanda Anisimova v Tatjana Maria: Queen’s Club women’s singles final – live

Game-by-game report of final due to start at 1.30pm BSTTop players to get protected ranking for fertility courseGet in touch! Email daniel.harris@theguardian.comAnd of course it’s impossible to conceive of this competition without casting our minds forward to Wimbledon. Anisimova made the last eight in 2022 and must’ve been at her lowest around then; she’s running into form nicely now, feeling like an entirely different person. She’s definitely one to watch, whatever happens today.So who’s going to win? Well Anisimova is the better player with the bigger game; if she produces her best or close to it, she’ll be hard to beat. But Maria is canny and knows that, at her age, this might be her last chance to snaffle so coveted a title. If she can keep Anisimova moving, she’s a really good chance. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago WTA London Final Prediction: Amanda Anisimova vs Tatjana Maria

WTA London Final Prediction: Amanda Anisimova vs Tatjana Maria  MSN

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3 w. ago Emma Raducanu vs Qinwen Zheng live: Queen’s Club tennis scores plus Elena Rybakina vs Tatjana Maria latest

Raducanu faces the top seed and Olympic champion for a place in the semi-finals

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