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Berlin Open Round 2 Recap – Berlin, June 18 2025
Unseeded Liudmila Samsonova delivered a monumental upset, battling for 3 hours and 21 minutes before edging third seed Jessica Pegula 6-7 (8), 7-5, 7-6 (5). Samsonova saved two match points in the final set and amassed an 18–2 ace advantage to advance to the quarterfinals.
Tunisia’s Ons Jabeur moved through in straight sets, dismantling fourth seed Jasmine Paolini 6-1, 6-3. Paolini, fresh off her French Open doubles triumph with Sara Errani, couldn’t find her rhythm on the grass courts.
Eighth seed Paula Badosa secured a 7-6 (2), 6-3 victory over Emma Navarro, converting four of six break points in the opener to seize control. Top seed Aryna Sabalenka began strongly against Rebeka Masarova, winning the first set 6-2, before rain suspended their match.
What a day in Berlin 🤩#BTO pic.twitter.com/8Q0nWSkZ8u
— wta (@WTA) June 18, 2025
Lexus Nottingham Open Round 2 Recap – Nottingham, June 18 2025
Slovakia’s Rebecca Sramkova stunned fourth seed Yulia Putintseva 6-1, 4-6, 6-4, rallying from a second-set loss and seizing a crucial break in the decider to reach the quarterfinals.
Fifth seed Leylah Fernandez combined power and precision to dispatch Cristina Bucsa 6-3, 6-4, while seventh seed Linda Nosková fired nine aces en route to a 6-1, 6-3 win over Francesca Jones.
In a three-set thriller, Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska outlasted Antonia Ružić 6-2, 2-6, 6-4, saving multiple break points in the decider to join the final eight.
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