Tatjana Maria sealed a stunning quarter-final comeback victory.Tatjana Maria vs Jule Niemeier is only the third all-German Grand Slam quarter-final in the Open era.
Tatjana Maria reached her first Grand Slam semi-final with a comeback victory over Jule Niemeier at Wimbledon.
"What an astonishing point!"
A rally for the ages between Tatjana Maria and Jule Niemeier 🥵#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/WrkFKSdaK4
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2022
World number 103 Maria beat her German compatriot 4-6 6-2 7-5 in a high-quality encounter.
Armed with a slice forehand and extraordinary resilience and self-belief, Tatjana Maria came from 2-4 down in the final set of her all-German match with Jule Niemeier to reach a Grand Slam semi-final for the first time.
Ranked outside the world’s top 100, the 34-year-old mother of two is proving to be the best in the draw at grass court escapology.
The moment @Maria_Tatjana sealed a stunning quarter-final comeback victory ✅#Wimbledon pic.twitter.com/3cH7NZDNxB
— Wimbledon (@Wimbledon) July 5, 2022
Maria is the sixth woman in the Open era to reach a Wimbledon semi-final after turning 34.
“It’s a dream to live this with my family, to live this with my two girls. Almost one year ago I gave birth, it’s crazy,” Maria said.
“I have goosebumps everywhere. I think today we made Germany really proud after our match.”
“It’s a dream to live this with my family, to live this with my two girls. Almost one year ago I gave birth, it’s crazy,” Maria said.
“I have goosebumps everywhere. I think today we made Germany really proud after our match.”
Maria says she would relish playing her good friend Jabeur, one of the favourites for the title, next.
“She is part of my family. She loves my kids, she is playing with them every day,” she said.
“It would be great to play her, we never know. But I am only happy that I am in a semi-final now.”
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