Will the German tennis miracle continue?

It’s unbelievable, it’s just sensational. Tatjana Maria is outside the top 100 in the world rankings and yet she has made it to the semifinals of Wimbledon. This was not even to be expected and if you had bet on this scenario before the tournament, you would have won a nice sum even with a small stake.

In the semi-finals on Thursday, the German will meet Ons Jabeur from Tunisia, with whom she has an exceptionally good relationship. Tatjana Maria is by far the best mother of two in the tennis circus and also has her children with her at Wimbledon. It is not unusual for Ons Jabeur to join her and play with the Maria offspring.

On the court, however, the two ladies will give each other nothing. After all, the biggest success in the careers of both players is at stake. Neither of these two women has even reached the semi-finals of a Grand Slam tournament. Based on the ranking alone, the prediction in the duel between Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria clearly goes in the direction of the Tunisian

But basically, the 34-year-old German was the underdog in all her matches at Wimbledon 2022 and that hasn’t stopped her from advancing this far in the tournament. The dream of reaching the final lives on, but the chances are rather slim and that’s why we also tend to place a tip on a win for the Tunisian in the Ons Jabeur vs Tatjana Maria clash.

Ons Jabeur – Statistics & current form

Current world ranking: 2
Position in the seedings: 3

Ons Jabeur is the first player from the Arab culture and also from Africa to be in the top ten of the world rankings. With this background, she is a role model for many young female tennis players who may want to follow a similar path. A triumph at Wimbledon, where the Tunisian is certainly now the top favourite, would put the icing on the cake.

Strong record of 10-1 sets to semifinals

The world number two has shown what a big repertoire she has in her matches at Church Road. The 27-year-old has a hugely powerful game from the baseline, but is also strong at the net and on top of that she has been playing outstanding stops all tournament. In this form, she is hard to beat and that is why we continue to look at the odds for the Tunisian to reach the final in the match between Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria.

Her path to the semifinals was not particularly challenging. In the first two rounds, the African had to deal with qualifiers Mirjam Björklund from Sweden and Katarzyna Kawa from Poland. Ons Jabeur did not lose a set in her further matches against Diane Parry from France and Elise Mertens, her first seeded opponent.

It was only in the quarter-finals against the young Czech Marie Bouzkova that the 27-year-old had a longer period of weakness and had to drop a set for the first time. However, the 3:6 in the first set must have spurred the Tunisian on, because after that she really turned up the heat and entered the semi-finals with a commanding 6:1 and 6:1.

Tatjana Maria – Statistics & current form

Current world ranking: 103
Seeded List Position: unseeded

The list of German women who have made it to the semi-finals of Wimbledon is really not very long. Before Tatjana Maria, only Steffi Graf, Angelique Kerber, Sabine Lisicki, Julia Görges and Bettina Bunge made it. Now the 34-year-old mother of two joins this list and can already be more than proud of her achievements.

With two children to the semifinals

With two children, it is extremely impressive to be able to put in such a performance once again. And Tatjana Maria didn’t get her victories on a silver platter, but worked hard for every single one. With unbelievable readiness and above all perhaps the most unpleasant slice of the tournament, with forehand and backhand, she took many of her favoured opponents to the cleaners.

The road to this quarter-final was truly rocky. In the first two rounds, Tatjana Maria had to go the full distance against Australian Astra Sharma and Sorana Cirstea. It was against the number five seed Maria Sakkari that the 34-year-old came through in two sets. It is striking that the German is particularly strong in the final phase of the sets.

Tatjana Maria won the decisive set against Cirstea, Sakkari, then also Jelena Ostapenko and also in the quarter-finals against Jule Niemeier with 7:5 in each case. This shows that the mother of two has extremely good nerves and plays her best tennis in crunch time. Therefore, we think that between Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria the prediction of more than 2.5 sets is not too daring.

Ons Jabeur – Tatjana Maria Direct comparison / H2H record

Ons Jabeur calls Tatjana Maria her “barbecue buddy”. Over the years, the two ladies have met at numerous tournaments. However, they have only met directly on court three times so far. In the direct comparison, the Tunisian is ahead with 2:1 victories. The last match between the two women was about four years ago.

But let’s start chronologically. In 2014, the first duel took place in the US Open qualifying. At the time, the Tunisian won in three sets and then reached the main draw of a Grand Slam tournament for the first time. Three years later, the German got her revenge with a clear two-set victory in Linz. The last encounter was in 2018 in Beijing, where the Tunisian again prevailed in two sets.

Ons Jabeur – Tatjana Maria Tip

Whoever has seen Tatjana Maria’s matches in Wimbledon knows that anything is possible for her at the moment. At the latest since her success over Maria Sakkari, it should be clear that she can beat any opponent at Church Road. With this in mind, the mother of two will now enter her first semifinal at a Grand Slam tournament.

Her slice, in particular, has taken the teeth out of many opponents with an incredible amount of power. The problem is, however, that Ons Jabeur is not only defined by hard groundstrokes, but has mastered all variations.

But maybe the German will rise above herself again and possibly manage to unnerve her opponent once more in the biggest match of her career. We think the chances are there. At the end of the day, at least, we don’t expect a clear win and that’s why we decided to play the betting odds on more than 2.5 sets between Ons Jabeur and Tatjana Maria.