Berlin Open: Sabalenka saves four match points to edge past Rybakina and reach last four
Aryna Sabalenka edged out Elena Rybakina 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (6) on Friday and will play Marketa Vondrousova in the next round
Aryna Sabalenka, Berlin, 2025 © Imago / Psnewz
Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the top seed, edged out Kazakh Elena Rybakina 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (6) to reach the semi-finals of the Berlin Open at the Rot-Weiss Tennis Club.
Sabalenka, ranked No 1, will face Marketa Vondrousova next.
The Belarusian won against Swiss qualifier Rebeka Masarova (6-2, 7-6 (6)) in the previous round of the Berlin tournament.
In the previous rounds of the Berlin tournament, Rybakina, ranked No 11, defeated American lucky loser Ashlyn Krueger (6-3, 7-6 (3)) and qualifier Katerina Siniakova (6-4, 7-6 (5)).
Berlin WTA 500, other last-eight results (Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, grass, EUR 925.661, most recent results first):
- Amanda Anisimova vs. Liudmila Samsonova
- Xinyu Wang (Q) beat Paula Badosa (8): 6-1, 0-0 ret.
- Marketa Vondrousova beat Ons Jabeur (LL): 6-4, 6-1
