Who is Tatjana Maria? Everything you need to know about Ons Jabeur's Wimbledon 2022 opponent

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Wimbledon logo with purple and green background.

Ons Jabeur will continue her Wimbledon 2022 journey on Thursday afternoon when she takes on Tatjana Maria for a place in the final of this summer's Women's Singles Championship.

The Tunisian was largely overshadowed by World No.1 Iga Swiatek heading into this summer's Championships, but has made a huge impact in South London this summer.

Jabeur is now the highest-seeded player remaining in the Women's Singles draw heading into the semi-finals, and is considered the favourite to win the tournament.

She now comes up against Tatjana Maria in the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Women's Singles. Who is the experienced German player? We take a look at her career to date.

Who is Tatjana Maria?

Tatjana Maria has been on the professional Women's Singles scene for some time, peaking at World No.46 and currently occupying the 103rd spot in the world rankings.

The 34-year-old German has competed in nine previous Wimbledon Championships ahead of this clash, and has only made it to the third round of the Women's Singles tournament on one occasion back in 2015.

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In fact, that 2015 third-round Wimbledon appearance is the only time Maria has made the third round of a Grand Slam in her career. The German made that appearance count, beating World No.5 Maria Sakkari before shocking Jelena Ostapenko to set up a first-ever Grand Slam quarter-final appearance.

Maria faced German youngster Jule Niemeier in the quarter-finals and fought from a set down to claim victory and a place in the semi-finals of the Wimbledon Women's Singles competition.

Where to watch Ons Jabeur vs Tatjana Maria

British tennis fans will be able to watch Ons Jabeur vs Tatjana Maria live on BBC Sport. Wimbledon 2022 games will be available on the BBC Red Button throughout the day.

Those with a TV license will be able to stream the game on the go through the BBC iPlayer app.

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