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Upset losses in 2nd round for Sabalenka and Gauff at the Berlin Open
Updated On: 23 June, 2023 08:52 AM IST | Berlin | AP
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Second-ranked Aryna Sabalenka and seventh-ranked Coco Gauff had upset losses to Russian players in the second round of the Berlin Open on Thursday. Sabalenka, the Australian Open champion from Belarus, was beaten 6-2 7-6 (2) by Veronika Kudermetova despite improving after an error-strewn start. Gauff lost 6-4 6-0 to Ekaterina Alexandrova. "For me it`s very important to play like that today," Kudermetova said.
"I always believe in myself. I know I can play really well, and I always believe." Both Sabalenka and Gauff were playing their first tournament on grass and their first since the French Open while their Russian opponents reached the final of the grass-court Libema Open in the Netherlands on Sunday, which Alexandrova won.
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