New Delhi, June 19 -- Aryna Sabalenka reached the semifinals of the Berlin Open after a tough battle against 20-year-old Czech Nikola Bartunkova on Friday. The world No. 1 dropped the opening set but fought back to win 2-6, 7-6(2), 6-4 in a match that tested her resolve on the grass.

Sabalenka has now booked her place in the last four and will look to build on this hard-fought win as she prepares for the grass-court swing leading into Wimbledon. For Bartunkova, the performance confirmed she is a rising threat on grass and someone who can trouble the biggest names when given the chance.

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