WTA London: T. Maria wins the championship in the dark

On June 15, Beijing time, in the women's singles final of the 2025 WTA 500 London station, the 37-year-old German veteran T. Maria defeated the No. 8 seed Anisimova 6-3/6-4, won seven consecutive matches from the qualifying round, and defeated four TOP15 players to win the highest championship in her career so far.

"It's a dream come true. I never thought I'd end up lifting the trophy when I came here," Maria said after the race, "and when we got there, my little daughter said, 'Wow, that's a beautiful trophy, it's big!'" I said, 'Okay, let's fight for it, I'll try to win it.'" In the end, I did win, which is incredible. It's so much fun. ”

"Anything is possible if you believe. It doesn't matter which path you choose, but you have to keep going. I want to tell this story to my children and hope they will be proud of it. It's amazing. ”

T. Maria's path to victory

Qualifiers

First round: 6-0/6-2 Zhan Haoqing

Decider: 6-2, 6-2 Rodionova

Race

First round: 7-6(4)/6-2 Fernandez

Second round: 6-7(3)/7-5/6-1 Mukhova[6]

1/4 Finals: 6-4/7-6(4) Rybakina[4]

Semi-finals: 6-3/7-6(3) Case[2]

Final: Anisimova 6-3, 6-4[8]

(Text, Editor: Geoge, Photo: Visual China)