WTA Berlin Open: Action Packed Saturday as Matches Resume

The WTA Berlin Open will resume on Saturday with Maria Sakkari, Petra Kvitova, Caroline Garcia, among others.

The quarterfinal matches of the 2023 Grass Court Championships Berlin were suspended due to the weather conditions in the German city. As a result, the quarterfinals and semifinals will be played on Saturday, with the final scheduled for Sunday.

In the first quarterfinal match, Donna Vekic will face Alina Avanesian, both of whom have been surprises at this stage of the tournament. Avanesian, a 20-year-old player who entered as a lucky loser, defeated Daria Kasatkina in the first round, while Vekic eliminated the defending Wimbledon champion, Elena Rybakina.

On the same side of the draw is Marketa Vondrousova, who defeated Andreescu in the first round and Sakkari, the sixth seed and the highest-ranked player on that side of the draw.

In the other section of the draw, Russian players Veronika Kudermetova and Ekaterina Alexandrova will face each other. Kudermetova received a wild card entry and defeated Qinwen Zheng and Aryna Sabalenka, while Alexandrova eliminated Samsonova and Coco Gauff. Their last meeting was in the final of the Libema Open, with Alexandrova emerging as the winner.

The final quarterfinal match will be between Petra Kvitova (7th seed) and Caroline Garcia (third seed). This will be the only match between seeded players in the tournament, as five of the top eight seeds were eliminated early.

The final, which will determine the new champion of the 2023 WTA Berlin Open, will be played on Sunday. The reigning champion from 2022 is Ons Jabeur, following the withdrawal of Swiss player Belinda Bencic.