Tatjana Maria moves into the semi-finals in Seoul and becomes the best German tennis player
Tatjana Maria (Bad Saulgau) is in the semifinals of the WTA tournament in Seoul. As of next week, she will be the new number 1 in Germany.
by SID / tennisnet
last edit: Sep 23, 2022, 11:38 am
In the round of the top eight, the Wimbledon semi-finalist defeated fourth-placed Chinese Zhu Lin 6-1, 6-1 and celebrated her third two-set win in the third tournament match.
Russia's Ekaterina Alexandrova (No. 2) is now waiting in the semi-finals, beating Lulu Radovic from Switzerland 7:5 and 7:6 (8:6). After the tournament, Maria will be the highest-ranked German player in the WTA world rankings. The current world number 80. overtakes Angelique Kerber (71st) and Jule Niemeier (72nd).
Also Raducanu successful
Emma Raducanu is also in the semi-finals: The Brit is in the last four of a tennis tournament for the first time since her US Open victory in 2021.