2023-06-21 20:32:44
The 24-year-old Kazakh failed to take the serve of Vekic once who saved the two break points she had to defend.
Elena Rybakina, 3rd in the world, was eliminated on Wednesday in the second round of the Berlin grass tournament by Croatian Dona Vekic (23rd) 6-7 (1/7), 6-3, 6-4, less than two weeks of Wimbledon where she will defend her title.
The 24-year-old Kazakh who, since her surprise success on the London lawn last year, has established herself among the elite of world women’s tennis (titles this year in Indian Wells and Rome, finals at the Australian Open and Miami), failed to take a single serve from Vekic who saved the two break points she had to defend. On the contrary, the great Rybakina (1.84 m) with a devastating service conceded five times her face-off. So much so that it is Vekic who will face the Russian Elina Avanesyan (81st) to try to climb into the last Berlin square .
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