BERLIN — Elena Rybakina retired from her quarterfinal in Berlin on Friday, seemingly because of illness.
The 2022 Wimbledon champion was trailing Victoria Azarenka 3-1 in the first set at the grass-court Ladies Open and stopped playing after her double fault made it 15-15 in the fifth game.
Rybakina sat on her bench, put her hands to her face but didn't wait for a medical evaluation. After 40 seconds, she got up and quickly jogged to the locker room.
On Thursday, Wimbledon champion Marketa Vondrousova retired from her match in Berlin because of a leg injury.
First-round play begins at Wimbledon on July 1.
Former No. 1 Azarenka, a two-time Australian Open champion, will face second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka or Anna Kalinskaya in the semifinals.
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