First to Wednesday evening. When the darkness is raid, her match against Rebeka Masarova was stopped after a set, due to a too smooth job. De Wit-Russin was unhappy about that decision and showed that too.

Big lead Elena Rybakina

On Thursday, Sabalenka still won the game, making it in the quarterfinals opposite Elena Rybakina. Against the Kazakh, the number 1 in the world in women’s tennis escaped in a miraculous way.

In the decisive tiebreak, she fell 6-2 behind Rybakina. Kat in the Bakkie for the number 11 in the world you would say, she only had to bring in one of the next four points – two of which are on her own service – to reach the semi -final.

Sabalenka makes six points in a row

It went slightly differently. Despite her bad tiebreak, Sabalenka did not give up until that moment and fought back to 6-6, after which she went and went over it. Thanks to six points in a row, she won Tiebreak 8-6 and the competition with 7-6 (6) 3-6 7-6 (6).

The question now is how Sabalenka will stand out in her semi -final. She plays them against Markéta Vondroušová on Saturday.

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