'Now I know how it feels to play me' - Sabalenka battles into Berlin semis

BBC Sport Friday 19 June 2026, 18:23 UTC 1 min read

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Aryna Sabalenka says she now knows "how it feels to play against me" as she battled past Nikola Bartunkova to reach the Berlin Open semi-finals.

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