Berlin, June 22 -- Marketa Vondrousova beat world number one Aryna Sabalenka at the Berlin Open to reach her first final since winning the 2023 Wimbledon title.
Vondrousova, who has been working her way back from shoulder surgery and is ranked 164th in
the world, came through 6-2 6-4 on Saturday and will play Chinese qualifier Wang Xinyu in
Sunday's showpiece in Germany.
"I didn't play for a long time. I am just happy to be back healthy and so grateful to play these matches," Czech Vondrousova said on the WTA Tour website.
"When I saw the field here, I was like, 'OK, let's just try to win the first round' and then, you know,
now this is happening."
Sabalenka saved two break points in the opening game but was broken in her second serv...