Tournament in Eastbourne: Maria’s tears of joy after final defeat

Afterwards, Tatjana Maria and her daughter shed tears of joy in the stands. “It was an amazing week,” said Maria at the awards ceremony and also thanked her family, who travels the world with her. Her eldest daughter Charlotte is considered a great tennis talent, and her husband Charles is also Maria’s coach. For 38-year-old Tatjana Maria it was the first final since her success at London’s Queen’s Club last year.

Short semi-final encounters

The world ranking 112. from Baden-Württemberg benefited from the loss of her opponent Jelena Ostapenko in the semi-finals of the grass tournament. The former French Open winner from Latvia had to give up when the score was 1:6 and 2:1. Her US opponent also didn’t have to go the full distance in the round of the last four. Petra Marcinko from Croatia gave up in the second semifinal after losing the first set.

The tournament in Eastbourne serves as preparation for Maria, who is currently only 112th in the world rankings, for the grass classic in Wimbledon. The third Grand Slam tournament of the year begins on Monday in London.

Tatjana Maria combative

Maria chased an early break for a long time in the final. In the tenth game of the first round, last year’s Queens winner turned around a 15:40 deficit, but Madison Keys immediately took her serve away from her opponent and won the set 7:5 a short time later. The American seemed a little more confident in her serves. Nothing changed in the second half either. Madison Key managed the break to make it 5:3, and a little later the duel was decided.