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    "title": "WTA Tour: Wimbledon Champion Vondrousova Retires With Injury In Berlin; Rybakina Sets Up Clash With Azarenka",
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    "excerpt": "Berlin Ladies Open: Reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova had to retire from her second-round match at the Berlin Ladies Open with a right hip injury. The World No.6 was leading Anna Kalinskaya 5-3 in the first set when she slipped and fell after a split-step on the first point of the ninth game.",
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    "editor1": "Berlin Ladies Open: Reigning Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova had to retire from her second-round match at the Berlin Ladies Open with a right hip injury. The World No.6 was leading Anna Kalinskaya 5-3 in the first set when she slipped and fell after a split-step on the first point of the ninth game.<p>Holding her right hip area, Vondrousova walked to her bench under her own power and received off-court medical treatment. She returned to play two games before retiring with the set tied at 5-5.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Vondrousova will have less than two weeks to recover ahead of her title defense at Wimbledon title defense, which begins on July 1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kalinskaya advanced to the quarterfinals and will face either No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka or Daria Kasatkina.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The 2022 Wimbledon champion Elena Rybakina enjoyed a more fortunate day. The No.3 seed came from a break down in the second set to defeat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4, 7-5 in her tournament opener.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Into her 10th quarterfinal of the season, Rybakina will face former No.1 Victoria Azarenka on Friday. A win would boost her into her first grass-court semifinal since her Wimbledon title. Rybakina kept consistent pressure on Kudermetova throughout the 1-hour and 33-minute match, generating 11 break points while seeing just three on her own serve. Rybakina broke first for a 2-0 lead but was broken when she served for the set at 5-3. She responded with her second break of the match to close the opening set.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Kudermetova built a 3-1 lead early in the second set but buckled under Rybakina's return pressure. Rybakina closed out the win by leveling the set and then, with Kudermetova serving to force a tiebreak, broke serve for a fourth and final time to seal a spot in her first Berlin quarterfinal.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>Rybakina finished with 18 winners, including five aces, to 16 unforced errors.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<p>The victory improved Rybakina's unbeaten record against Kudermetova to 5-0. She will face a similar task against Azarenka, against whom she is undefeated at 4-0.<\/p>\r\n\r\n",
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