Top seed and world number one Aryna Sabalenka is beaten by Jessica Pegula in the Berlin Open semi-final, finishing in a deciding-set loss. Across reports, the match is described as turning against Sabalenka in the third set after a slow or difficult start. Pegula takes control decisively in the deciding set, winning 6-0, after the match is level at one set all. The first set is reported as going to Pegula (with one account listing 6-2), while the second set is played to a tiebreak that Sabalenka wins (one report gives 6-7 with a tiebreak score of 4/7, reflecting the set’s close finish). This result sends Pegula into the Berlin Open final. Coverage also links the loss to Sabalenka’s Wimbledon preparations, describing the defeat as a setback ahead of the grass-court major. Pegula, an American, reaches the final at the Berlin Open for the second time, where she will compete for a WTA title on grass.