Tatjana Maria won her fourth WTA title after defeating Amanda Anisimova in the final of Queen’s.
In the first women’s tournament at Queen’s in 52 years, an unlikely candidate emerged victorious at the Andy Murray Arena, as Maria held the trophy aloft after beating the American in straight sets.
The world number 43 defeated four top-15 players in her London campaign, triumphing over Karolína Muchova, Elena Rybakina, Madison Keys, and Anisimova.
It was an unexpected victory from the German, who, after clinching her first title of the season, spoke on her confidence going forward.
Tatjana Maria says what her first title at Queen’s showed about her game
After the tournament, Maria said: “It’s crazy to tell my feelings because everything went so fast, I just won the tournament, and now I have all the press.
“I didn’t have time to really think about it because it’s just amazing that I am the one who holds this trophy up; it’s really unbelievable.
“It gives me a lot of confidence because you know when you win such a trophy nobody can take it away from you.
“The whole week I showed everyone that I didn’t only beat one. I was beating more top 20 players.
“It shows that I really have to believe in my game and I have to keep going like this.”
Tatjana Maria becomes the oldest player to claim a WTA title since 2020
At 37 years old, Maria became the oldest player to win a WTA title since Serena Williams in 2020.
Williams won the Auckland Open in 2020 at 38 years of age, her first title since clinching the 2017 Australian Open, which was the legend’s 23rd Grand Slam crown.
Maria won her first title in 2018 at the Mallorca Open, and didn’t hoist a second trophy until 2022, when she emerged victorious at the Copa Colsanitas in Colombia.
She went back-to-back at the Copa Colsanitas in 2023, which was her most recent title prior to her victory at Queen’s.
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