Elena Rybakina vs Tatjana María Prediction & Picks - WTA London - Queen's

Prediction published on 6/11/26, 7:16 AM  by Lou Aguila | Modified on 6/11/26 at 9:00 AM in Tennis Picks

Tatjana Maria and Elena Rybakina will meet again on grass, a year after the German’s stunning win over the former Wimbledon Open champion in this same tournament at Queen’s Club.

Maria extended her winning streak at this historic tennis club in London to 10 matches following her upset win over Maria Sakkari 6-3, 6-3. Maria continued to lean on her patented slice-and-dice game, winning 74 percent of her first balls and breaking the Greek five times. The German has an opportunity to sustain her giant-slaying run at Queen’s Club when she guns for another win over the world’s No.2 Elena Rybakina.

Rybakina will kick off her grass-court season against a tricky opponent in Maria. The Kazakh is aiming for better results over the next four weeks on grass as she tries to recover from her shocking second-round exit at the 2026 French Open.

Sporting a 38-14 record on grass and a Wimbledon Open title under her belt, Rybakina enters her rematch against Maria as a heavy favorite at -429. But again, the German has proven to be a difficult opponent on grass, even for top-tier players, because of her elite slice-and-dice game that neutralizes big hitters like Rybakina.