(Reuters) -German qualifier Tatjana Maria capped an incredible week in London as she defeated American eighth seed Amanda Anisimova 6-3 6-4 on Sunday to become the first woman to win a title at Queen's Club in over half a century.

Tatjana Maria knocked off four Top 20 players in a row to capture her first WTA 500 title at the HSBC Championships. She becomes the oldest titlist on tour since Serena Williams in 2020.

This time a year ago, British observers at Queen’s Club crossed their fingers and hoped for the best as Jack Draper faced defending champion and super-talent Carlos Alcaraz in the last 16. It was an unenviable draw, to say the least.

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Tatjana Maria has revealed that she wants to keep playing tennis long enough to join forces with her 11-year-old daughter in the doubles. The German went on an incredible run at the Queen’s Club this week, coming through qualifying and beating four top-20 players in a row to become the oldest WTA 500 champion aged 37.

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Emma Raducanu is out of Queen’s Club after falling to a 6-2 6-4 defeat to the Olympic champion and top seed Qinwen Zheng. The new British No 1 squandered a double-break advantage in the second set as Zheng six of the final seven games to book her place in the semi-finals.

Katie Boulter has crashed out of Queen's after losing in the round of 16 to Diana Shnaider. Fifth seed Shnaider conceded the first set but overpowered Boulter from then on to come away with a 2-6 6-3 6-2 victory. Boulter came into the tournament as the highest-ranking British woman.