WTA London: Zheng Qinwen lost to Anisimova in a hard-fought battle, and T Maria upset Case

On June 14, local time, the 2025 WTA500 London station ended the women's singles semifinals, and the first two seeds of the tournament both stopped in the semifinals. Top seed Zheng Qinwen of China lost 2-6, 6-4, 4-6 to eighth seed Anisimova in the final, but Zheng still had her best record on the grass court this week and will move up to No.4 in the world rankings next week.

It was the first of three meetings between Anisimova and Zheng Qinwen, who met twice in the first round of last year's US Open and the fourth round of the China Open, both of which were won by Zheng Qinwen. Anisimova defeated Navarro and Zheng Qinwen in the quarter-finals and semi-finals back-to-back this week to reach her first grass-court final.

Zheng Qinwen missed the final in London

"Every time we played each other, it was a real relief to win the game at the end," Anisimova said in her post-match interview as she fell to the ground to celebrate the victory after cashing in match point, "She's a top player and she always improves her form, so I have to adjust my tactics." I'm glad I was able to stay calm and fight to the end. ”

Anisimova

Anisimova's final opponent is 37-year-old German veteran T. Maria, who continued her path as a dark horse as she defeated No.2 seed Keith 6-3, 7-6(3) in the semi-finals to defeat 2022 Wimbledon champion and No.4 seed Rybakina for the first time in the Grand Slam title.

T. Maria

World No. 86 T. Maria started this week with six straight wins to reach the final, beating a number of good players including Fernandes and Mukhova, and at the age of 37 years and 312 days, she became the oldest WTA Tour finalist on the WTA Tour since the 38-year-old Serena Williams (Auckland) in 2020.

"It's a dream come true," the twin mum said after the race, "it's great to play here...... The Queen's Club is a special place and there is no better stage for the final and I am very proud. You have to keep going, no matter how tough the process is, and I think I'm the best example of that. I've had peaks and valleys, but I can't stop. I love tennis and we fight for these special moments. ”

(Text, Editor/Faye Wong, Photo/Visual China)