Gauff, Sabalenka and Rybakina lead the field of favorites in Berlin

The first favorite, the American Coco Gauffhis revenge was fulfilled in the contest of Berlin before Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova to get back to quarter finals from the tournament played on grass, from which the Czech dropped Marketa Vondrousovawho withdrew from the match she was playing against Russian Anna Kalinskaya.

Gauff In Berlin he debuted his status as number two in the world. She made her debut with a victory over Alexandrova 7-6(6) 6-2 after saving three set points in the opening set.

This is the revenge of the North American, who last year, at the same stage, was defeated by the Russian in the semifinals. Gauff needed eighty-one minutes to knock the twentieth player on the circuit out of the tournament, beating him for the third time in four matches.

Gauff, winner of this year’s Aukland and last year’s United States Open, his first and so far only Grand Slam, will have the Tunisian as his next opponent Ounce Jabeureighth seed and winner in Berlin in 2022. The African, a two-time Wimbledon finalist, needed three sets to beat Czech Linda Noskova 6-7(5), 6-3 and 6-4.

The current London Grand Slam champion, the Czech Marketa Vondrousova, has to go and set off alarms. A week before the start of Wimbledon, the defending champion withdrew from a match against Russian Anna Kalinskaya, which tied the score at five games, due to pain in her right hip.

Move forward Kalinskayawhich became a rival of Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, second seed, defeating Russian Daria Kasatkina 6-1 and 6-4.

The American also survived the session Jessica Pegulafourth favourite, who defeated Croatian Donna Vekic 6-4 and 7-5, and will play the Czech Katerina Siniakovawho was surprised by China’s Qinwen Zheng, sixth, with a double 6-4.

The date ended with the victory of the third seed, the Kazakh Elena Rybakinawho defeated Russian Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 and 7-5, and who will play against the Belarusian in the quarterfinals Victoria Azarenka.