LONDON — German qualifier Tatjana Maria proclaimed herself “Queen of Queen’s” after profitable the Wimbledon warm-up match on the Queen’s Membership for the largest title of her profession on Sunday.
The 37-year-old mom of two claimed her first WTA 500 title with a 6-3, 6-4 victory over eighth-seeded Amanda Anisimova within the grass-court last in London.
The 86th-ranked Maria received in entrance of her daughters Charlotte and Cecilia, and her husband and coach Charles-Edouard Maria.
“It means rather a lot to me,” Maria mentioned. “I’m an excellent instance that even in my age you continue to can win huge trophies. I’m tremendous happy with myself.”
On the best way to her fourth WTA title, she eradicated 4 high 20 gamers, together with Karolina Muchova, Elena Rybakina and Madison Keys, to change into the oldest singles champion on the WTA Tour since 2020, when Serena Williams received the Auckland Basic at age 38.
Maria beforehand received WTA titles on grass at Mallorca in 2018, and triumphed twice on clay in Bogota in 2022 and 2023.
Maria, a former Wimbledon semifinalist, will leap to No. 43 on this planet rankings on Monday.
