US EditionSabalenka Saves Four Match Points Against Rybakina to Reach Berlin Semis
- Aryna Sabalenka overcame a tough challenge in the final-set tiebreak, where she faced and fended off four match points, to defeat Elena Rybakina 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 in the Berlin Open quarterfinal on June 20, 2025.
- Sabalenka faced a 2-6 deficit in the final-set tiebreak but rallied with six straight points, illustrating her history of comebacks under pressure.
- The match lasted nearly three hours, with Sabalenka acknowledging Rybakina as a great player after many previous tough battles in later slam stages.
- Sabalenka said, "I think I just got lucky," and praised her perseverance, stating, "I'm proud of myself for how I stayed in," after reaching her eighth semifinal this season.
- Sabalenka will face 2023 Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova in the Berlin semifinals, while other notable players like Wang Xinyu and Liudmila Samsonova also advanced.
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WTA Roundup: Aryna Sabalenka comes back for quarterfinal win in Berlin
World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus saved four match points in the final-set tiebreaker to defeat Kazakhstan's Elena Rybakina 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (6) in the quarterfinals of the Berlin Tennis Open on Friday.
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My Mother LodeSabalenka pulls off ‘crazy comeback’ to defeat Rybakina at Berlin Open
BERLIN (AP) — Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka staged a “crazy comeback", saving four match points before beating Elena Rybakina 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 in the quarterfinals of the Berlin Open tennis tournament on Friday.
Aryna Sabalenka, the number one tennis woman, has averted a retirement in the quarter-finals in extremis at the WTA 500 Rasen tournament in Berlin! The 27-year-old from Belarus, who has never crossed the semi-finals in Wimbledon, fought against Kazachin Jelena Rybakina (WTA-11.) in the tiebreak of the third set four match balls in series before winning it after 2:42 hours 8:6. Sabalenka has not yet won a turf tournament.
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