Pegula out, Sabalenka's match halted

Aryna Sabalenka was a set up against Switzerland's Rebeka Masarova at the Berlin Open on Wednesday when the match was suspended due to slippery conditions, as the world No.3 started her grasscourt season less than two weeks after her French Open final loss.

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The top seed, who had taken a short holiday to Greece after her bitter three-set loss to Coco Gauff in Paris, looked at ease on the surface, quickly taking a 3-0 lead.

She was never really troubled by the big-serving Swiss and broke her again to seal the set 6-2 when Masarova sent a forehand wide.

But the match was then stopped after brief discussions with the players, with organisers saying conditions were getting too slippery in some areas of the court as the sun went down and humidity increased.

Sabalenka did not seem to agree, asking the tournament official at one point "so you are stopping the match?"