Kazakh tennis player Elena Rybakina was forced to retire from the match in the quarterfinals of the WTA500 tournament in Berlin against Victoria Azarenka with a score of 1:3,El.kz reports with reference to the press service of the Tennis Federation of Kazakhstan.

At the  beginning of the meeting both athletes demonstrated a high level of play and a tense fight on the court. However, in the first set Elena felt bad. After the score 1:3 in favor of Victoria Azarenka, Elena, due to poor health, made a difficult decision to stop the match.