Overview

• Aryna Sabalenka survived a 2-hour-42-minute battle against former Wimbledon champion Jelena Rybakina, saving four match points to win 7-6, 3-6, 7-6 and reach the semifinals.
• Marketa Vondrousova defeated Ons Jabeur 6-4, 6-1 in a rematch of their 2023 Wimbledon final to secure her place in the last four.
• The two top seeds will face off on Saturday at 12:00 in the Steffi-Graf-Stadion for a berth in the Berlin final.
• French Open runner-up Coco Gauff and defending Berlin champion Jessica Pegula were both eliminated in the round of 16.
• The WTA-500 tournament in Grunewald serves as the final grass-court preparation for Wimbledon, which begins on June 30.