Even four match points are not enough against the first, Sabalenka in the semifinals of Berlin

With six points in a row, the world number one player won a tiebreak against Jelena Rybakina

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It took Arina 165 minutes of play to eliminate Jelena, Photo: REUTERS
It took Arina 165 minutes of play to eliminate Jelena, Photo: REUTERS
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The spectacular quarterfinal on the grass in Berlin went to the world's number one player - Arina Sabaljenka, who won against Kazakhstan's Yelena Rybaklina 2:1 (7:6, 3:6, 7:6).

The Belarusian faced four tied match points from her rival in the tie-break of the third set, but she tied six points and set up a duel with the Czech Republic's Marketa Vondruosova.

The Sabalian player had a chance to end the match early, with the only break in the third set she took a 5:4 lead, but a rebreak followed from the 11th-ranked player in the world, who had as many as 14 aces.

Vondruosova had earlier easily defeated Tunisian Ons Jaber 6:4, 6:1.

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