Berlin Open: Vekic upsets Wimbledon champion Rybakina to reach quarter-finals

Donna Vekic edged out Elena Rybakina 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4 on Wednesday and will play lucky loser Elina Avanesyan in the next round

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Croat Donna Vekic edged out Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the second seed, 6-7 (1), 6-3, 6-4 to reach the last eight of the Berlin Open at Rot-Weiss Tennis Club on Wednesday afternoon.

Vekic, ranked No 23, will face lucky loser Elina Avanesyan next.

Ahead of her victory, the Croat defeated Russian Varvara Gracheva (6-3, 6-2).

Rybakina, ranked No 3, won against Russian qualifier Polina Kudermetova (6-4, 6-2) in the previous round of the Berlin tournament.

Berlin WTA 500, other last 16 results (Rot-Weiss Tennis Club, grass, EUR 678.814, most recent results first):

  • Marketa Vondrousova vs. Jule Niemeier
  • Maria Sakkari vs. Aliaksandra Sasnovich
  • Ekaterina Alexandrova vs. Coco Gauff
  • Aryna Sabalenka vs. Veronika Kudermetova
  • Nadia Podoroska vs. Petra Kvitova
  • Elina Avanesyan beat Anna Blinkova: 1-6, 6-3, 6-2
  • Caroline Garcia (3) beat Jaimee Fourlis (Q): 6-3, 6-2

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