Elena Rybakina Withdraws from Berlin Ladies Open Due to Illness

World number four Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan withdrew from the Berlin Ladies Open on Friday due to illness, allowing Belarusian Victoria Azarenka to advance to the semi-finals. The other matches were halted due to rain, with U.S. fourth seed Jessica Pegula leading Czech qualifier Katerina Siniakova. The remaining quarter-finals have been rescheduled for Saturday.

World number four Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan withdrew from the Berlin Ladies Open on Friday due to illness, sending Belarusian Victoria Azarenka through to the semi-finals, while the rest of the matches were halted due to rain. Third seed Rybakina, visibly struggling with what appeared to be abdominal pain and trailing 3-1 in the first set, left the court and later withdrew.

The rain stopped play for the other matches, with U.S fourth seed Jessica Pegula leading Czech qualifier Katerina Siniakova 7-6(2) 3-6 4-2 before the contest was suspended. The remaining two quarter-finals, featuring American top seed Coco Gauff against eighth-seeded Ons Jabeur of Tunisia and second seed Aryna Sabalenka from Belarus against Russian Anna Kalinskaya, did not start and are now scheduled for Saturday.