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Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 for Berlin Open final against Wang

Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 for Berlin Open final against Wang | iNFOnews.ca
Czech Republic's Marketa Vondrousova returns the ball to Belarus' Aryna Sabalenka during their semifinal match of the Berlin tennis tournament in Berlin, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Hannes Albert/dpa via AP)

BERLIN (AP) — Marketa Vondrousova upset top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 in their semifinal Saturday to set up a showdown with Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu in the final of the Berlin Open.

Vondrousova, the 2023 Wimbledon champion, needed 1 hour and 21 minutes for her first win over a reigning No. 1.

Sabalenka staged a comeback Friday by saving four match points against Elena Rybakina in the quarterfinals. She had won all seven semifinals she played in this year but couldn’t find a response against the 164th-ranked Vondrousova, who missed three months of the season with a shoulder injury.

Sunday’s final will be Vondrousova’s first since she won at Wimbledon. Wang beat Liudmila Samsonova 6-4, 6-1 in their semifinal earlier Saturday to move into her first final.

Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 for Berlin Open final against Wang | iNFOnews.ca
Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova returns the ball to Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka during their semifinal match of the Berlin tennis tournament in Berlin, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Hannes Albert/dpa via AP)
Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 for Berlin Open final against Wang | iNFOnews.ca
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka returns the ball to Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova during their semifinal match of the Berlin tennis tournament in Berlin, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Hannes Albert/dpa via AP)
Vondrousova stuns Sabalenka 6-2, 6-4 for Berlin Open final against Wang | iNFOnews.ca
Belarus’ Aryna Sabalenka reacts during her semifinal match against Czech Republic’s Marketa Vondrousova at the Berlin tennis tournament in Berlin, Saturday, June 21, 2025. (Hannes Albert/dpa via AP)

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