Tatjana Maria, The Tennis surprise: victory in the Queen's Club after 50 years!

Tatjana Maria, The Tennis surprise: victory in the Queen's Club after 50 years!

What an impressive victory! Tatjana Maria won the HSBC Championships in the legendary Queen’s Club in London on Sunday, writing history. As the first woman since 1973, she won this prestigious tournament, who had not been on the program for over five decades. Maria defeated the American Amanda Anisimova with 6-3, 6-4 and crowned a remarkable tournament week in which she thrown four top 15 players out of the race in just five days-including Karolina Muchova, Elena Rybakina and Madison Keys, who rank among the best players in the world. This remarkable performance not only proves her skills on the lawn, but also her unshakable fighting spirit, especially since she had to qualify for the main field.

The 37-year-old Maria is now the oldest player who won a WTA 500 tournament-two months before her 38th birthday. Her most recent success is her first title in two years at the same time and helps her to jump to 43th place on the WTA ranking in front of Wimbledon. In an interview, she emphasized that her age is not an obstacle to the winning of a big title. "I feel good and know that I can still achieve a lot on the pitch," she said. Their play, shaped by varying slice blows, presented their opponents with great challenges, which Anisimova noted.

a masterpiece on lawn

In her final game, Maria demonstrated how important precise surcharges and strategic game are. She combined calm serves with short angles to put anisimova under pressure. This tactic had an effect, because Anisimova was able to catch up briefly in the first set, but quickly lost the rhythm and could not repel the second set. "Maria's style of play fits perfectly to lawn," said Anisimova. "She has a good hand for keeping the balls flat and avoiding the height." In a moment of tension, Maria finally served the title with flying colors after Anisimova brought back a break and was 0-30 in the decisive game.

Maria Plant to prepare for Wimbledon. "I have two tournaments in front of me in Nottingham and Bad Homburg who will help me to further improve my game," she said. Her younger daughter Cecilia slept peacefully in the stroller during the celebrations after the victory, while her older daughter Charlotte, 11, always supported her during her tournaments. A nice thought: Maria even wants to play double pairings with Charlotte in the future.

A look at the history of women's tennis

The victory of Tatjana Maria is not only a personal triumph, but is also in the context of a long and significant history of female tennis. Since the beginning of the 19th century, the women's tennis has developed into a symbol of sporting competition and social progress. The WTA, which was founded in 1973, plays a decisive role in promoting equality in tennis. The history of female tennis shows how complex and dynamic sport became over the decades - from the beginning in exclusive clubs to the modern arenas, where athletes like Maria can do great things today.

A look at past sizes in tennis, such as Steffi Graf and Billie Jean King, illustrates how important it is to always promote equality in sport. And while women have made significant progress in tennis, the challenge of creating the same earning opportunities and reducing structural disadvantages remains. Maria shows that the fire does not have to go out for the game even with age.

As Tatjana Maria proves, there is always new stories to tell in tennis and the opportunity to write history every day. Your journey continues and we can be excited to see what she will build next.