Tatjana Maria

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 ...

Even when I was 4-5 down in the third set they were behind me,” she added. “I said, ‘Okay they believe in me so I believe in me’.” 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.

The 34-year-old mother-of-two defeated former French Open champion Jelena Ostapenko 5-7, 7-5, 7-5 after battling back from 1-4 down in the second set.

Tennis Tennis Tennis I love my two kids." I love to be a mum. "I know there are more important things outside.

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.

WIMBLEDON, England — Tatjana Maria pulled off another upset at Wimbledon to reach her first Grand Slam quarterfinal at the age of 34 after beating Jelena ...

Things got testy during the match — and there was more dislike for each other expressed during their news conferences. The 97th-ranked Niemeier advanced by beating Heather Watson, 6-2, 6-4, on Centre Court in just her second Grand Slam tournament. “There’s no reason why not to keep this going. When Van Rijthoven, ranked 104th, surprisingly won a 50-minute second set, it looked like the match might not finish before Wimbledon’s 11 p.m. curfew. 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.

Sore loser Jelena Ostapenko was booed off court at Wimbledon and claimed opponent Tatjana Maria was “lucky” after her fourth-round defeat. Latvian O...

“So I think it’s normal. “I know Ons. I know her really well. It just feels not real.” “I just made mistakes. I hate losing, as I said before, because I’m such a competitive person. I’m a human, and it’s normal.

Another seed is out of Wimbledon with Tatjana Maria overcoming Jelena Ostapenko in a very tight 3-set match 5-7 7-5 7-5. The German player is playing her ...

Maria broke her at 4-4 to serve for the match at 5-4 but lost her serve to love. Maria was able to wear down Ostapenko with her persistence getting a lot of balls back and the Latvian player started to miss. The German player is playing her best career Wimbledon and it's coming fairly late in her career.

German mother-of-two Tatjana Maria, the oldest woman in the draw, is through to the Wimbledon quarter-finals after saving two match points.

It took me a bit of time to get used to his pace." The atmosphere was incredible," said Niemeier, playing only her second grand slam tournament. I want to say sorry I had to kick out a British player today. If not, if I don't believe I can do these things, then I would not be here. "That's why I came back after the first (child). It's why I came back after the second one. Maria saved two match points on Sunday to continue her giant-killing run through the draw and reach her maiden grand slam quarter-final at age 34.

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.

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

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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.

Jelena Ostapenko was booed off court after she threw a water bottle following her fourth-round defeat at Wimbledon.

“So I think it’s normal. I felt I was the player who had to win this match today.” I hate losing, as I said before, because I’m such a competitive person. I’m a human, and it’s normal. She later claimed Maria had been “lucky” to win. “I just made mistakes.