Tatjana Maria is only two wins away from the sensational title in Wimbledon.

After the quarter-final victory in the German duel with Jule Niemeier, the 34-year-old now meets the world number two Ons Jabeur from Tunisia in the grass classic on Thursday.

The story of the mother of two Maria fascinates the tennis world.

Family:

Tatjana Maria is a traveling family company on the professional tour.

Her French husband Charles-Edouard is both her manager and trainer.

He also drafts their match plans.

At Wimbledon, the first tennis lessons belong to her older daughter Charlotte - the eight-year-old usually practices at 8.30 a.m. and becomes the "next champion", as her mother proudly says.

When she was pregnant with Charlotte, Tatjana Maria played Church Road in the first round.

In the first year after the birth she reached round three - this was her best result up to the current tournament.

Cecilia was born 15 months ago and Maria is playing better than ever.

Place of residence:

The athlete, born Tatjana Malek in Bad Saulgau in 1987, has lived with her husband Charles-Edouard and her family in Palm Beach on the east coast of Florida since her marriage in 2013.

Famous tennis neighbors live in her vicinity: she maintains contact with the Williams sisters Venus and Serena, and she also talks to Serena about motherhood.

When the Maria family is away, daughter Charlotte takes digital lessons at the Florida Virtual School.

Holidays until August 1st.

"The teachers are super nice, call, do tests," reported Mama Maria, who loves to talk about her dual role: "The most important thing in my life is being a mother of two children.

Nothing will change that.”

Playstyle:

Maria unnerves her opponents with her unorthodox playstyle, which is unique to the Tour and seems a bit out of date.

She also plays a lot of balls with backspin on the forehand.

She is an extremely strong runner and kept fighting her way back into the games at Wimbledon, even when she was behind.

"There will be a lot of slice balls in this match," predicted her opponent Jabeur for the upcoming semifinals on Thursday.

"You have to adjust to that."

Blows of fate:

It is by no means a matter of course that Tatjana Maria still plays tennis today.

14 years ago she was diagnosed with a thrombosis in her leg.

Her life was in danger because a pulmonary embolism threatened cardiac arrest.

Operations followed.

In December 2008 her father Heinrich died, who used to be a Polish national handball player and had always accompanied her to her tournaments.

"A few things happened to me that automatically make you stronger," she said at Wimbledon.

Personality:

Maria is deeply relaxed and always in a good mood.

The word "uncomplicated" best describes the 34-year-old, says Barbara Rittner.

"You can feel that she is completely at peace, has arrived and is a very satisfied person," said the women's national coach about Maria.

Rittner remembers numerous Fed Cup performances by the generation around Angelique Kerber, Julia Görges, Sabine Lisicki and Tatjana Maria.

"She was always the most balanced, the most uncomplicated, with the lowest demands.

It's just good for the mood."