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German Tatjana Maria edged out Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, the No 12 seed, 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 and saving match points in the second set to move into the last eight ...

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Mother-of-two Tatjana Maria saved two match points to upset No.12 seed Jelena Ostapenko in the fourth round of Wimbledon and reach her first Grand Slam ...

In the second set, Maria managed to reduce her error total to a remarkable zero, and in the third committed only four. Maria's serve was also crucial as she complemented her soft touch in rallies with formidable power to start the point. A service winner sealed her second match point, and a date with German compatriot Jule Niemeier in the last eight. A clever short return from Maria drew another error down break point, and the unseeded player made no mistake serving for the win a second time. Maria trailed 4-1 in the second set and 2-0 in the third before pulling off a 2-hour, 8-minute comeback. Maria levelled at 4-4, but superb net play from Ostapenko saw the Latvian halt the run of games against her to hold for 5-4.

Germany's Tatjana Maria continued her dream Wimbledon run when she fought from a set down and saved two match points to beat former French Open champion ...

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Tatjana Maria has continued her dream Wimbledon run, saving two match points before beating former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko.

“It makes me so proud to be a mum, that’s the best feeling in the world,” she said in an on-court interview. The German, ranked 97 and playing at only her second grand slam tournament, reached the quarter-finals on her third match point when Watson put a forehand into the net. Having saved two match points in the second set at 4-5 and with the crowd firmly behind her, Maria capitalised on a mistake from 12th seed Ostapenko to go up 6-5 in a see-saw third set before sealing the match on serve. Watson, playing the fourth round of a grand slam for the first time in 42 attempts, found some rhythm in the second set but, after she served two double faults and was broken in the seventh game, Niemeier’s stranglehold was complete. German Tatjana Maria continued her dream Wimbledon run when she fought from a set down and saved two match points to beat former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 on Sunday to reach the quarter-finals of a grand slam for the first time. Maria – a mother of two who returned to action from maternity leave just under a year ago – was ranked outside the top 250 in March. She said the victory was especially sweet given her breaks from the game.

WIMBLEDON, England — (AP) — Tatjana Maria pulled off another upset at Wimbledon to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the age of 34 on Sunday.

The 97th-ranked Niemeier advanced by beating Heather Watson 6-2, 6-4 on Centre Court in just her second Grand Slam tournament. Doesn’t matter how old you are, doesn’t matter how many kids you have, you just have to keep going and to believe in yourself.” Halep is the last Grand Slam champion standing on the women's side. “I always believed that at one point I can show what I can do,” said the 103rd-ranked Maria, who ousted fourth-seeded Maria Sakkari in the third round. The 16th-seeded Romanian won at Wimbledon in 2019 and at the French Open the year before that. “This means also that you always have to keep going.

Tatjana Maria has pulled off another upset at Wimbledon to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the age of 34.

The 97th-ranked Niemeier advanced by beating Heather Watson 6-2, 6-4 on Centre Court in just her second Grand Slam tournament. Doesn’t matter how old you are, doesn’t matter how many kids you have, you just have to keep going and to believe in yourself.” “I always believed that at one point I can show what I can do,” said the 103rd-ranked Maria, who ousted fourth-seeded Maria Sakkari in the third round. Halep is the last Grand Slam champion standing on the women's side. The 16th-seeded Romanian won at Wimbledon in 2019 and at the French Open the year before that. “This means also that you always have to keep going.

The former French Open champion was booed off Court One after losing a contest in which she had two match points.

“So I think it’s normal. Start your Independent Premium subscription today. I hate losing, as I said before, because I’m such a competitive person. I’m a human, and it’s normal. I’m not going to let it go and say, ‘it’s fine, I lost, and it’s fine’. “I just made mistakes.

Jelena Ostapenko didn't take her defeat to Germany's Tatjana Maria well but wasn't in the mood to apologise at the presser.

- Wimbledon - Wimbledon - Wimbledon “All those small things together, they come and you can lose such a match. People who watched the match texted me that it was quite big out.” “So I think it’s normal.

The two-time mother Tatjana Maria, who came back from a maternity leave this year, is now through to the quarters. Maria has criticised WTA for not ...

I don’t understand that the WTA hasn’t created an extra rule for pregnant women and we have to use the rule for injured people. I don’t understand why it only counts for two Grand Slams for us women and we have such a difference. In the case of a pregnancy, the same rules currently apply as for long-injured players. It doesn’t matter how old you are, it doesn’t matter how many kids you have, you just have to keep going and to believe in yourself.” MARIA lambasts WTA for not supporting pregnant players. On the Tour, mothers who make a comeback can only apply under the protected ranking for a player who has been injured for a long time. I felt I was the player who had to win this match today,” Ostapenko said later.