Aryna Sabalenko (WTA No. 2) unexpectedly crashed out of the WTA 500 in Berlin in the second round after losing to Russian Veronika Kudermetova (WTA No. 13), 6-2, 7-6(2).

Aryna Sabalenko lost to Veronika Kudermetova at the WTA in Berlin

The champion of the Australian Open-2023 was unrecognizable in the match of the 1/8 finals in Berlin.

Kudermetova authoritatively controlled the first set and gave only two games to the Belarusian.

And in the second set, the Russian started well, Sabalenko came back and went to the tie-break, where she suffered a decisive defeat, 7-2.

In the quarterfinals, Veronika Kudermetova will face Kateryna Alexandrova in a repeat of last week’s final in Hertogenbosch, where the latter won the trophy.

The German Open is a WTA 500 tournament held on grass in Berlin. The tournament will be held from June 19 to 25, and the total prize pool is $780,637. Last year’s champion was Ons Zhaber.