3 hours, 26 minutes of Siegemund vs. Maria

Laura Siegemund and Tatjana Maria, each 37, are the oldest gamers within the WTA High 100 — and the highest two Germans on the earth. Maria leads the way in which at No. 41, with Siegemund shut behind at No. 54. They’re additionally having standout summers: Maria captured her first WTA 500 title at Queen’s, whereas Siegemund adopted with a run to the Wimbledon quarterfinals.

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On Tuesday on the Omnium Banque Nationale, Siegemund and Maria reminded everybody why they’re two of the WTA’s fittest — and most entertaining — opponents. In a match that spanned 3 hours and 26 minutes, Siegemund outlasted Maria 7-5, 6-7(6), 7-6(2) in one of the vital gripping battles of the season. She led 5-3 within the second set and held 4 match factors earlier than Maria pressured a decider. It was the third-longest tour-level match of 2025, filled with gorgeous reflexes, old-school creativity and delicate contact.

No marvel Siegemund was full of delight afterward — not simply on her personal behalf, however for an opponent she’s identified, and competed towards, for many of her life.

“Tatjana and me, we all know one another since we have been 7, 8 years outdated,” Siegemund stated in her on-court interview. “We performed, I do not know, 20 occasions towards one another as juniors, and it was precisely this sort of match each single time. Somebody would win 7-6 within the third after three-and-a-half hours. Typically it will be me, and typically it will be her.

“I simply need to say, we’re right here! It makes me nearly cry, as a result of we’re right here after nearly 30 years. We’re each 37 and we’re nonetheless right here!”

Siegemund’s reward is a rematch towards No. 6 seed Madison Keys, whom she defeated 6-3, 6-3 within the Wimbledon third spherical simply over three weeks in the past. She leads the head-to-head towards the Australian Open champion 2-1.

All of 2025’s three-hour WTA principal draw matches thus far (as of July 28)

1. Coco Gauff d. Zheng Qinwen 7-6(3), 4-6, 7-6(4), Rome SF (3:32)
2. Viktorija Golubic d. Arantxa Rus 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(10), Cluj-Napoca R1 (3:30)
3. Laura Siegemund d. Tatjana Maria 7-5, 6-7(6), 7-6(2), Montreal R1 (3:26)
4. Tatjana Maria d. Chloe Paquet 6-7(5), 7-5, 6-4, Bogota R1 (3:25)
5. Aliaksandra Sasnovich d. Varvara Gracheva 6-4, 6-7(5), 7-6[8], Wimbledon R1 (3:24)
6. Gao Xinyu d. Beatriz Haddad Maia 5-7, 6-4, 7-5, United Cup RR (3:22)
T7. Daria Kasatkina d. Peyton Stearns 7-6(7), 4-6, 7-5, Brisbane R2 (3:21)
T7. Liudmila Samsonova d. Jessica Pegula 6-7(8), 7-5, 7-6(5), Berlin R2 (3:21)
T7. Diane Parry d. Tara Wuerth 7-6(9), 3-6, 7-5, Hamburg R1 (3:21)
T10. Emma Navarro d. Peyton Stearns 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 7-5, Australian Open R1 (3:20)
T10. Wang Xinyu d. Jil Teichmann 6-7(5), 7-6(5), 6-4, Singapore QF (3:20)
T12. Laura Siegemund d. Hailey Baptiste 4-6, 7-5, 6-4, Australian Open R1 (3:16)
T12. Jaqueline Cristian d. Leylah Fernandez 5-7, 7-6(5), 6-3, Indian Wells R2 (3:16)
T12. Yuliia Starodubtseva d. Wang Yafan 6-7(4), 6-4, 6-4, Montreal R1 (3:16)
T15. Yulia Putintseva d. Diana Shnaider 7-6(3), 6-7(9), 6-4, Adelaide QF (3:14)
T15. Harriet Dart d. Jana Fett 7-5, 2-6, 7-6[7], Australian Open R1 (3:14)
17. Rebecca Sramkova d. Laura Siegemund 7-6(2), 4-6, 7-6(6), Nottingham R1 (3:13)
T18. Jule Niemeier d. Laura Siegemund 4-6, 6-3, 6-4, Stuttgart R1 (3:12)
T18. Magdalena Frech d. Sara Errani 7-5, 4-6, 7-6(5), Stuttgart R1 (3:12)
T18. Emiliana Arango d. Viktoriya Tomova 7-6(6), 5-7, 6-4, Rome R1 (3:12)
T18. Leylah Fernandez d. Elena Rybakina 6-7(2), 7-6(3), 7-6(3), Washington SF (3:12)
22. Clara Tauson d. Caroline Dolehide 3-6, 7-5, 6-4, Washington R2 (3:10)
23. Jessica Bouzas Maneiro d. Louisa Chirico 5-7, 7-5, 6-4, Montreal R1 (3:06)
24. Katie Volynets d. Erika Andreeva 6-4, 6-7(6), 6-2, Auckland R1 (3:05)
T25. Cristina Bucsa d. Emma Raducanu 5-7, 7-5, 7-5, Singapore R1 (3:03)
T25. Belinda Bencic d. Beatriz Haddad Maia 6-3, 4-6, 7-6(2), Madrid R3 (3:03)
T25. Jaqueline Cristian d. Camila Osorio 6-7(6), 6-4, 6-4, Rabat SF (3:03)
28. Beatriz Haddad Maia d. Emma Navarro 3-6, 7-6(3), 6-2, Strasbourg QF (3:02)
29. Sorana Cirstea d. Emma Navarro 7-6(5), 3-6, 7-5, Dubai R3 (3:01)
T30. Destanee Aiava d. Greet Minnen 5-7, 7-5, 7-6[6], Australian Open R1 (3:00)
T30. Anna Bondar d. Noma Noha Akugue 6-4, 3-6, 7-6(3), Hamburg R1 (3:00)