Sabalenka defeated Masarova in straight sets in Berlin Open 2025's quarter-finals

On Thursday, Top seed Arina Sabalenka defeated Switzerland's Rebecca Masarova 6-2, 7-6(6) in straight sets to enter the quarter-finals of the Berlin Open. The match that got postponed due to rain on Wednesday was finally completed.

After losing to American Coco Gauff in the recent French Open final, Sabalenka kept her cool against Masarova in the match on Thursday and came back with a great volley to force Masarova to a tiebreaker. However, after this Sabalenka lost two match points, but even after that she came back and won.

Next up for Sabalenka is Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan or Katrina Siniakova of the Czech Republic. In the other match, Czech Marketa Vondrousova, who won the 2023 Wimbledon championship, defeated Russia's Diana Schneider 6-3, 6-7 (3), 6-3 and reached the semi-final round. Now her opponent would be the two-time finalist on Wimbledon finalist Ons Jabeur.

Double Wimbledon winner Petra Kvitova has announced her retirement after the US Open in September this year. She has posted on her online media that she will be retiring in several months. Recently, a wild-card entry has been awarded to Kvitova at Wimbledon. According to Kvitova, I am looking forward to competing at Wimbledon again. This is one of the brightest recollections of the profession. But I'm still not entirely sure how my hardcourt swing would be in America. I plan to conclude my active sporting life at the US Open in New York this summer. Kvitova last played Wimbledon in 2023 and gave birth to a son during last year's tournament. Her current ranking is 572.