WTA Berlin
Sabalenka A. vs Rybakina E. – Quarterfinal Preview
🧠 Form & Context
Aryna Sabalenka🏆 Back in Berlin’s last eight: The world No. 1 has matched her 2024 result here but survived a second-set scare against Masarova in R2.
🥈 Runner-up frustration: Despite claiming Madrid, she finished second in both Stuttgart and Roland Garros—now 2–4 in her last 6 finals.
🌱 Grass credentials: Two Wimbledon SFs (2021, 2023), yet no Berlin semifinal to date—last year’s run ended with retirement.
📈 Consistency queen: Already with 40+ wins in 2025, she’s playing nearly every week, with dominant wins but occasionally shaky second sets.
Elena Rybakina
🧱 Built for grass: 2022 Wimbledon champion and one of the cleanest ball strikers on the surface. She hasn’t lost a set this week, yet both matches required tiebreak wins.
🎢 Stop-start 2025: Mixed results on hard courts and a respectable clay swing capped by a Strasbourg title.
🧊 Mental steel: Saved tight sets vs Krueger and Siniakova without facing set point. Her calmness under pressure remains a trademark.
🪄 Berlin breakthrough?: This is her first time winning two matches in a single Berlin campaign—her past attempts fell short in R1 or R2.
🔍 Match Breakdown
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