Rybakina Defeated by Maria in Queen’s Quarter-Finals

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Ineffective on break points (converting just 2 out of 12), the Kazakh, ranked 11th globally, failed to unsettle the German, whose game thrives on this surface. \n\nDespite leading by a break in the second set, Rybakina couldn’t capitalise, despite hitting 10 aces in the match. Maria, more composed in crucial moments, ultimately sealed the victory in straight sets (6-4, 7-6 in 1h45). \n\nMaria, who has now knocked out her second top-20 player in the tournament, will face Madison Keys for a spot in the final. The American earlier defeated Diana Shnaider (2-6, 6-3, 6-4). \n\nMeanwhile, Rybakina faces another setback in her season and will compete in the WTA 500 in Berlin to regain confidence before Wimbledon, where she reached the semi-finals last year. \n\n\"This victory means so much to me. It’s a perfect example of never giving up and always giving your all, no matter what happens. I’m still here, with my family and team by my side—it’s a dream. \n\nWe’re all enjoying this incredible journey together. I’m so proud to be here and to reach the semi-finals,\" said the 37-year-old German on court after her win.","author_id":1087529,"author_name":"Adrien Guyot","author_login":"Adrien Guyot","author_logo":null,"type":"flash","image":"aEyc.jpg","imageUrl":"https://cdn.tennistemple.com/images/upload/bank/aEyc.jpg","views":{"app":"357","recent":"23","total":"2801","web":"2446","hourly":"23","hour":"23"},"cached":1750029743721,"linked":[{"type":"players","id":"7562"},{"type":"players","id":"300"},{"type":"games","id":"9424541"},{"type":"games","id":"9424676"},{"type":"competitions","id":"47310"},{"type":"twitter","id":"WTA/status/1933545445025845629"}],"title":"Rybakina Defeated by Maria in Queen’s Quarter-Finals "}},"competitions":{"47310":{"id":"47310","parent":"47310","site_id":"118","name":"The HSBC Championships","city":"Londres","country":"GBR","background":"","logo":"","draw_size":32,"importance":79,"indoor":0,"week":24,"year":2025,"surface":"grass","surface_color":0,"category":"WTA 500","time_start":1749420000,"time_end":1750024799,"qualif_start":1749247200,"qualif_draw_size":24,"qualif_rounds":2,"prizemoney":1064510,"currency":"USD","winner":"300","gender":"women","type":"draw","cached":1750029825125}},"players":{"300":{"id":"300","name":"Maria","first_name":"Tatjana","country":"GER","gender":"female","rank":86,"liveRank":43,"updated":1749996101,"photo":"Tatjana-Maria-26.jpg","cached":1749996144311},"2413":{"id":"2413","name":"Keys","first_name":"Madison","country":"USA","gender":"female","rank":8,"liveRank":6,"updated":1749910091,"photo":"Madison-Keys-93.jpg","cached":1749945873041},"7562":{"id":"7562","name":"Rybakina","first_name":"Elena","country":"KAZ","gender":"female","rank":11,"liveRank":11,"updated":1749827852,"photo":"Elena-Rybakina-75.jpg","cached":1749985848813}},"sites":{"118":{"id":"118","name":"Queen's Club","city_id":"295","city_name":"Londres","country_code":"GBR","city_timezone":"Europe/London","weather":{"code":33,"temp":17,"wind":3,"humidity":72},"cached":1750029825119}},"games":{"9424541":{"id":"9424541","p1_id":"300","p2_id":"7562","p1_seed":200,"p2_seed":4,"status":"played","competition_id":"47310","winner_id":"300","looser_id":"7562","duration":6333,"score":"6/4, 7/6⁴","time":1749827850,"round":3,"prediction_validity":1,"prediction_points":1,"prediction_odd":2,"cached":1749945676149,"odds":[{"p1":"1.31","p2":"2.73"}]},"9424676":{"id":"9424676","p1_id":"300","p2_id":"2413","p1_seed":200,"p2_seed":2,"status":"played","competition_id":"47310","winner_id":"300","looser_id":"2413","duration":5350,"score":"6/3, 7/6³","time":1749910068,"round":4,"prediction_validity":1,"prediction_points":1,"prediction_odd":2,"cached":1749945657170,"odds":[{"p1":"1.09","p2":"4.70"}]}},"schedules":{"269602":{"id":"269602","game_id":"9424541","time":1749817800,"day":"2025-06-13","site_id":118,"court":1,"court_name":"Andy Murray Arena","court_order":1,"order":2,"type":1,"status":"","first":1,"last":1,"cached":1749945676203},"269694":{"id":"269694","game_id":"9424676","time":1749904200,"day":"2025-06-14","site_id":118,"court":1,"court_name":"Andy Murray Arena","court_order":1,"order":1,"type":2,"status":"","first":1,"last":1,"cached":1749945657175}},"messages":{"24938963":{"id":"24938963","body":"Ava Maria. 💜💜💜","lang":"en","locale":"en","time":1749873577,"user":"635837","rate":0,"topic":"1666913","page":1,"topic_char":"flash_QPxW_en_0","topic_root":"flash_QPxW_en_0","linked":[],"cached":1750029844377}},"topics":{"1666913":{"id":"1666913","id_char":"flash_QPxW_en_0","reply_nb":1,"time_last":1749873577,"locked":0,"group":null,"title":"Rybakina Beaten by Maria in Queen’s Quarterfinals ","locale":"en","admins":{},"cached":1750029794470}},"users":{"635837":{"id":"635837","name":"Max F.","nameId":null,"logoUrl":"https://cdn.tennistemple.com/images/upload/avatar/635837_1628554363.jpg","rank":2,"type":"user","team":{"635837":{"role":"admin"}},"users":1}}}