German Tennis Shines: Tatjana Maria and Alexander Zverev Reach Semifinals, Noma Akugue Noha Makes Historic WTA 250 Final

Tatjana Maria and Alexander Zverev advanced to the semifinals, while Noma Akugue Noha reached her first WTA 250 final.

It has been a great week for German tennis, both on the ATP and WTA tours, as three of their players have progressed in their respective tournaments.

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35-year-old Tatjana Maria reached the semifinals of the Warsaw Open after defeating Slovakian player Rebecca Sramkova 6-3, 1-6, 6-1 in the quarterfinals. Maria had previously defeated lucky loser Natalija Stevanovic and Clara Tauson in the first and second rounds, respectively.

As the first semifinalist, Maria awaits her opponent, who will emerge from the match between Italian player Lucrezia Stefanini and German player Laura Siegemund, potentially setting up an all-German semifinal.

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In the WTA 250 Hamburg European Open, another rising German star, 19-year-old Noma Noha Akugue, continued her impressive run, reaching her first WTA final in her debut appearance in the main draw.

She had notable wins over Laura Pigossi, Storm Sanders, former French Open semifinalist Martina Trevisan, and Diana Shnaider, all with a score of 6-3, 6-3.

With this performance, Akugue is set to climb in the rankings from No. 207 to at least No. 142. In the final, where she is playing on home soil, Akugue will face the 7th seed Arantxa Rus this Saturday, and a victory would secure her first professional title and a place in the top 120.

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Noma Noha Akugue on reaching her first WTA level final: “I cannot believe… I’m so happy, I’m speechless. Thank you everyone who came to support me today. That’s my first final…” Magic in Hamburg. 🥹

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In the same city of Hamburg, Sascha Zverev has had a successful journey in the ATP 500 tournament. The former world No. 2 advanced to the semifinals after defeating Luca Van Assche 6-3, 6-4. In previous rounds, he had already defeated Alex Molcan and his compatriot Maximilian Marterer without much trouble.

Zverev has yet to drop a set to his opponents and will now face French player Arthur Fils, who surprised the first seed Casper Ruud with a 6-0, 6-4 victory. As a result, 'Sascha' is the only seeded player in the tournament to reach the final four and will aim to reach his first final since the 2022 Madrid Open, where he lost to Carlos Alcaraz in straight sets.

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Alexander Zverev met fin au parcours de Luca Van Assche à Hambourg 🇩🇪 À domicile, l'ancien n°2 mondial élimine le jeune français de 19 ans (6-3, 6-4) et atteint sa 5e demi-finale de la saison. Il jouera pour une première finale depuis plus d'un an.

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