Mum-of-two Tatjana Maria sets up semi-final with close friend Ons Jabeur

Tatjana Maria will stick to the winning formula behind her “crazy” run to the Wimbledon last four after her remarkable journey took another step into the unknown on Tuesday.

A 4-6 6-2 7-5 win over compatriot Jule Niemeier in two hours and 17 minutes on Court One put the German into the All England Club semi-finals where she will take on “barbeque buddy” Ons Jabeur on Thursday.

Maria only gave birth to youngest daughter Cecilia last April but marched into a first grand slam semi-final on her 35th appearance in the main draw of a major tournament.

Despite the enormity of her last eight encounter with Niemeier, the 34-year-old kept to the same routine that has served her well in SW19 so far of practising with oldest child Charlotte in the morning before attention turned to her all-German encounter.

“Yeah, everything was the same. This morning we arrived at 8.30am indoors and Charlotte, she had a practice,” Maria said.

“Outside of the court, I mean, nothing changes for me for a moment, so I try to keep this going, everything the same. We keep going even if I play semi-finals.

“I think for me that’s the most important in my life, to be a mum of my two kids. Nothing will change this. I’m here, yeah, I’m in the semi-final of Wimbledon, it’s crazy, but I’m still a mum.

“After this (press conference) I will go and I will see my kids and I will do the same thing what I do every single day. I will change her Pampers, I mean, everything normal.

“I try to keep normal as much as possible, because that was what makes me proudest is to be a mum.”

Maria had faced plenty of adversity on her run to a maiden quarter-final appearance at Wimbledon, beating seeds Sorana Cirstea, Maria Sakkari and Jelena Ostapenko in thrilling matches, and was