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Champion Maria asks for respect after Queen's snub
Key takeaways
- Tatjana Maria has won four WTA singles titles and is a Wimbledon quarter-finalist
- Tatjana Maria says Queen's should show more respect to its defending champions after she had to go through qualifying to reach the main draw.
- The German, then aged 37, became the first women's singles champion at the London club for 52 years when she beat eighth seed Amanda Anisimova in last year's final as a qualifier.
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Tatjana Maria has won four WTA singles titles and is a Wimbledon quarter-finalist
Tatjana Maria says Queen's should show more respect to its defending champions after she had to go through qualifying to reach the main draw.
The German, then aged 37, became the first women's singles champion at the London club for 52 years when she beat eighth seed Amanda Anisimova in last year's final as a qualifier.
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