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A full rainout day in Berlin Friday meant that the winners of the delayed quarterfinals had to double up and also play their semifinal matches on Saturday.

It appeared to be no problem for both Petra Kvitova and Donna Vekic, who didn’t drop a set in two matches.

In Birmingham, where there have been a few delays this week but nothing drastic, the semifinals went as scheduled.

And No. 1 seed Barbora Krejcikova and No. 2 Jelena Ostapenko made the final (with Krejcikova also making the doubles final and Ostapenko bowing out in the semis).

(Berlin is six hours ahead of EDT; Birmingham is five hours ahead).

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Bett1Open
Location: Berlin, Germany
Surface: Grass
Category: WTA 500
Dates: June 19 – 25, 2023
Prize money: $780,637
Draws: S32 – D16

Saturday, June 24, 2023
Final results

Singles, semifinals

Donna Vekic (CRO) def [6] Maria Sakkari (GRE) 64 76 (8)

[7] Petra Kvitova (CZE) def Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) 63 64 

Singles, quarterfinals

[7] Petra Kvitova (CZE) def [3] Caroline Garcia (FRA) 64 76 (2)

[6] Maria Sakkari (GRE) def Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) 76 (7) 61

Ekaterina Alexandrova (RUS) def Veronika Kudermetova (RUS) WALKOVER
Donna Vekic (CRO) def. [LL] Elina Avanesyan (RUS) 62 76 (0)

Doubles, semifinals

Caroline Garcia (FRA) / Luisa Stefani (BRA) def [1] Nicole Melichar-Martinez (USA) / Ellen Perez (AUS) 64 64
Katerina Siniakova / Marketa Vondrousova (CZE) def [2] Desirae Krawczyk (USA) / Demi Schuurs (NED) 64 64 

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Rothesay Classic
Location: Birmingham, GBR
Surface: Grass
Category: WTA 250
Dates: June 19 – 25, 2023
Prize money: $259,303
Draws: S32 – D16

Saturday, June 24, 2023
Final results

Singles, semifinals

[1] Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def Zhu Lin (CHN) 63 62
[2] Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) def [4] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) 57 62 64

Doubles, semifinals

[3] Storm Hunter (AUS) / Alycia Parks (USA) def. [1] Lyudmyla Kichenok (UKR) / Jelena Ostapenko (LAT) 75 63 
[2] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) / Barbora Krejcikova (CZE) def. Magda Linette (POL) / Bernarda Pera (USA) 63 64
 

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