World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka saved four match points against former Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina to book her ticket to the semifinals on grass in Berlin on Friday. Trailing the 2022 Wimbledon champions,

(Reuters) -World number one Aryna Sabalenka showed nerves of steel and champion's resolve to defeat Elena Rybakina 7-6(6) 3-6 7-6(6) in their Berlin Open quarter-final on Friday, saving four match points in the final-set tiebreak.

Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka staged a “crazy comeback” when she saved four match points before beating Elena Rybakina 7-6 (6), 3-6, 7-6 (6) in the quarterfinals of the Berlin Open tennis tournament.