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Tatjana Maria Stuns Madison Keys To Reach Queen's Club Final
Last Updated: Tatjana Maria reached the Queen's Club final with a 6-3, 7-6 win over Madison Keys. German qualifier Tatjana Maria secured a remarkable victory, progressing to the Queen's Club final with a 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) win over Australian Open champion Madison Keys on Saturday. Maria, a mother of two, has enjoyed an impressive run in the first women's tournament at Queen's in 52 years. The 37-year-old reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2022 but needed to qualify for Queen's after her ranking fell to 86th in the WTA rankings. Following her quarter-final victory on Friday against former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina, 6-4, 7-6 (7/4), Maria stated, 'I am still living this dream." The German can culminate her exceptional week against either Chinese top seed Zheng Qinwen or American world number 15 Amanda Anisimova in Sunday's final. Beyond Wimbledon, Maria has never progressed past the second round of any other Grand Slam tournament, yet she is once again demonstrating her prowess on grass courts. Keys's loss hinders her Wimbledon preparations, which commence at the All England Club on 30 June. The 30-year-old American, having won her first Grand Slam title in Melbourne in January, reached the quarter-finals of the recent French Open. In her 10 appearances at Wimbledon, Keys has never advanced beyond the quarter-finals. First Published: June 14, 2025, 20:21 IST
Reuters
30 minutes ago
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Maria delivers Queens masterclass to oust Keys and march into final
LONDON, June 14 (Reuters) - German veteran Tatjana Maria defied the odds to move into the biggest final of her career when she stunned second seed and Australian Open champion Madison Keys 6-3 7-6(3) at the Queen's Club Championships on Saturday. The unseeded Maria came into the tournament carrying the burden of nine straight losses with many wondering if the 37-year-old mother of two was a spent force. But she put those doubts to bed on the lush green surface at the Andy Murray Arena, where she has now knocked out two Grand Slam champions in back-to-back matches. Having upset former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals, Maria will now play either top seed Zheng Qinwen or Amanda Anisimova in the final. "Oh my god, to be honest, I cannot believe it. It's a dream come true. It's amazing to play here in front of you all, it's such a special place. I could not wish a better tournament to be in the final and I'm so, so proud," a smiling Maria said. "You never can stop, doesn't matter how it goes. I think I'm a really good example for this. I had my ups and downs, but you always have to keep going. "I love to play tennis. I love this sport and we live for these special moments. That's why it's amazing... To be here with my family, my team. It makes it so special that they are here and watching me. We live this dream together." Keys unleashed raw power, hammering 41 winners to Maria's modest 11. But the German countered with crafty low slices that skidded treacherously off the grass, forcing the American second seed into 37 unforced errors while committing just six herself. The only time Maria really struggled was when Keys approached the net, where the American won several points, especially on serve. However, that ultimately proved to be Keys's undoing on match point when she sprinted up to the net, only for Maria to loft a perfectly weighted lob into an empty court to move into just her second grasscourt final of her career.
BBC News
35 minutes ago
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Qualifier Maria stuns Keys to reach Queen's final
German qualifier Tatjana Maria says it is a "dream come true" to reach the Queen's final after she stunned Australian Open champion Madison Keys in straight 37-year-old became the oldest woman to reach a WTA 500 final with a 6-3 7-6 (7-4) victory over the American second mother-of-two arrived at Queen's on a nine-match losing streak but has beaten three top-20 players on her way to the raised her arms in the air after securing victory and rushed over to celebrate with her husband and eldest daughter Charlotte, while youngest daughter Cecilia slept on in her pram. Maria wrote "OMG finals" with a smiley face on the camera lens after her triumph, before telling the crowd: "I cannot believe it, it's a dream come true."It's amazing to play in front of you all, such a special place. "I could not wish for a better tournament to be in the final and I'm so proud."She will face either Olympic champion Zheng Qinwen or American eighth seed Amanda Anisimova in the final, which will crown a women's champion for the first time in 52 years. Maria took two maternity breaks from the WTA Tour and reached the Wimbledon semi-finals in 2022, just one year after the birth of her youngest message after shocking former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina in the quarter-finals was to "never give up".She delivered that same motto again on Saturday after making relatively light work of world number eight Keys."You always have to keep going. You never can stop, [it] doesn't matter how it goes," she said."I've had my ups and downs but I always keep going. "I love to play tennis, I love the sport and we live for these special moments - that's why it's amazing."Keys, one of the in-form players on the WTA Tour, has won three grass-court titles on British soil but was left frustrated by Maria's slice-heavy immediately put Keys' huge serve under pressure, finding the breakthrough in the fourth game before securing the opening set in confident somewhat stunned and shouting to her box, where husband and coach Bjorn Fratangelo had some words of encouragement, Keys seemed devoid of the pair could barely be separated in a tight second set, both saving break points before Maria sent it to a was once again left exasperated as she made a series of unforced errors, with an overcooked forehand gifting Maria four match saved the first but another error, with Keys missing a swipe at the net, handed Maria a place in her first final of the two daughters often sit courtside to watch her matches, with the German saying their presence makes her victory even more special."I love to be here with my family, my team. It makes it so special that we live this dream together," she added.
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35 minutes ago
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Tatjana Maria storms into Queen's final after stunning Madison Keys
Tatjana Maria knows a thing or two about fairytales, coming from the land of the Brothers Grimm and the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but not even the veteran German could have envisioned what has happened to her at Queen's Club this week. The 37-year-old arrived in west London having lost nine matches in a row and looking in danger of dropping out of the world's top 100. Now – improbably – she has powered into the final having won six matches in a row and taken the scalp of the reigning Australian Open champion, Madison Keys, in the semi-finals. 'I cannot believe it,' she said after outplaying Keys 6-3, 7-6. 'It's a dream come true.' Advertisement Maria's game has long been built on chaos. She likes to fiddle and slice, to seek unorthodox angles and patterns, to leave her opponents lost in her matrix. The swirling wind around Queen's beforehand must have been music to her ears. But, still, no one expected this. If the world No 86 was nervous beforehand, it did not show. She held her opening service games comfortably before breaking to go 3-1 ahead when Keys hit a backhand long. From then on she dropped four points on serve for the rest of the first set. Related: Emma Raducanu pulls out of Berlin Open with 'lingering' back problem It was not that Keys was playing badly. But her power was sometimes left untamed and she had no answer to the wiles and guiles of her opponent. Early in the second set she could only look in admiration as she was lured in with a drop shot before a volleyed lob went over her head. Advertisement Maria continued to press and at 2-2, Keys had to save a breakpoint at 30-40 with a 118mph ace. But when the American had a breakpoint chance of her own in the next game, she was unable to capitalise. After that she never got another proper sniff. After the second set went to a tie-break, Keys missed a chance of an early mini-break when she put a simple volley into the net. But from then on Maria was unstoppable. A wonderful backhand pass and a 116mph serve put her on the verge of victory before a mis-hit smash from Keys sealed the win. Maria seemed at a loss to explain how she had turned things around. 'You always have to keep going,' she said. 'You can never can stop, no matter how it goes. I am a really good example of this. I've had my ups and downs but I love to play tennis, I love this sport, and we live for these special moments.' This was certainly special. Having been a 159-1 outsider to win the tournament, Maria has now beaten three players in the world's top 15, including the former French Open finalist Karolina Muchova and the 2022 Wimbledon champion, Elena Rybakina. Waiting for her in the final will either be the Olympic champion, Qinwen Zheng, or the American Amanda Anisimova. And who is to say the fairytale is over yet?
The Guardian
an hour ago
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- The Guardian
Tatjana Maria storms into Queen's final after stunning Madison Keys
Tatjana Maria knows a thing or two about fairytales, coming from the land of the Brothers Grimm and the Pied Piper of Hamelin, but not even the veteran German could have envisioned what has happened to her at Queen's Club this week. The 37-year-old arrived in west London having lost nine matches in a row and looking in danger of dropping out of the world's top 100. Now – improbably – she has powered into the final having won six matches in a row and taken the scalp of the reigning Australian champion, Madison Keys, in the semi-finals. 'I cannot believe it,' she said after outplaying Keys 6-3, 7-6. 'It's a dream come true.' Maria's game has long been built on chaos. She likes to fiddle and slice, to seek unorthodox angles and patterns, to leave her opponents lost in her matrix. The swirling wind around Queen's beforehand must have been music to her ears. But, still, no one expected this. If the world No 86 was nervous beforehand, it did not show. She held her opening service games comfortably before breaking to go 3-1 ahead when Keys hit a backhand long. From then on she dropped four points on serve for the rest of the first set. It was not that Keys was playing badly. But her power was sometimes left untamed and she had no answer to the wiles and guiles of her opponent. Early in the second set she could only look in admiration as she was lured in with a drop shot before a volleyed lob went over her head. Maria continued to press and at 2-2, Keys had to save a breakpoint at 30-40 with a 118mph ace. But when the American had a breakpoint chance of her own in the next game, she was unable to capitalise. After that she never got another proper sniff. After the second set went to a tie-break, Keys missed a chance of an early mini-break when she put a simple volley into the net. But from then on Maria was unstoppable. A wonderful backhand pass and a 116mph serve put her on the verge of victory before a mis-hit smash from Keys sealed the win. Maria seemed at a loss to explain how she had turned things around. 'You always have to keep going,' she said. 'You can never can stop, no matter how it goes. I am a really good example of this. I've had my ups and downs but I love to play tennis, I love this sport, and we live for these special moments.' Sign up to The Recap The best of our sports journalism from the past seven days and a heads-up on the weekend's action after newsletter promotion This was certainly special. Having been a 159-1 outsider to win the tournament, Maria has now beaten three players in the world's top 15, including the former French Open finalist Karolina Muchova and the 2022 Wimbledon champion, Elena Rybakina. Waiting for her in the final will either be the Olympic champion, Qinwen Zheng, or the American Amanda Anisimova. And who is to say the fairytale is over yet?
