Shock and chalk: Amanda Anisimova and Tatjana Maria, Taylor Fritz and Alexander Zverev to play for grass titles

Two Americans and two Germans will square off for notable titles in the first Sunday of the grass-court summer. Taylor Fritz and Alexander Zverev will play for the BOSS Open title in Stuttgart, while Tatjana Maria and Amanda Anisimova will rumble for the HSBC Championships title at Queen's Club.

In Stuttgart, No. 1 seed Zverev and No. 2 seed Fritz continued their respective marches through the draw with straight-sets wins over Ben Shelton and Felix Auger-Aliassime, respectively. Neither man lost a set in the first three rounds, as

Fritz, who won back-to-back matches just once since the Miami Open in March, says he's been happy to see green underfoot after a first-round exit at Roland Garros.

“The clay-court season wasn’t the best for me, so I came here more motivated to start the grass season off well,” Fritz said after a victory that put him into his first final of 2025. “I’m super happy that I’ve been able to start it off with a final. I’m locked in and ready to go. Once I start winning a couple of matches on grass and start feeling good, all the other things start clicking for me.”

While the draw in Stuttgart has held true to form, the WTA's return to the Queen's Club in London has seen two surprise finalists: No. 8 seed Amanda Anisimova and qualifier Tatjana Maria. Both women upset higher-seeded opponents in the semifinals: No. 1 seed Zheng Qinwen and No. 2 seed Madison Keys, respectively.

Former Wimbledon semifinalist Maria, ranked No. 86, had lost nine consecutive matches prior to arriving in Queen's. But her slice-forward game and unconventional style didn't just befuddle Keys this week; she also defeated No. 4 seed and 2022 Wimbledon winner Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals, No. 6 seed Karolina Muchova, and 2021 US Open finalist Leylah Fernandez.

"It's a dream come true," the 37-year-old mother of two said after beating Keys 6-3, 7-6(3) without getting broken. "It's amazing to play here ... it's such a special place, and I couldn't wish for a better tournament to be in the final. I'm so, so proud."

At age 37 years and 312 days, Maria is the oldest WTA singles finalist since Serena Williams won the 2020 ASB Classic title in Auckland at age 38.

"You always have to keep going. You never can stop; it doesn't matter how it goes," she said. "I think I'm a really good example for this. I had my ups and downs, but you always have to keep going. I love to play tennis, I love this sport, and we live for these special moments."

She will bid for her first title above WTA 250 level (she is 3-0 in her previous final appearances), while Anisimova will look to add a first grass-court title to her trophy case after capturing the WTA 1000 crown in Doha in February.

Against Zheng, the American regrouped after losing a 6-2, 2-0 lead to score back-to-back Top 10 wins after beating world No. 10 Emma Navarro in the quarterfinals.