Mirra Andreeva, 19, reached her first Madrid Open final with a 6-4, 7-6 (10-8) win over Hailey Baptiste. The Russian ninth seed will face 26th seed Marta Kostyuk, who beat Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 1-6, 6-1. Andreeva is the first teenager to reach three WTA 1000 finals, with a 12-1 clay-court record this season.
Hailey Baptiste defeated world number one and defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 2-6 6-2 7-6 (8-6) in the Madrid Open quarter-finals. The 30th seed saved six match points to end Sabalenka's 15-match winning streak in just over two and a half hours. Baptiste, 24, becomes just the second player to beat the Belarusian this season after Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open final. She will face Russia's Mirra Andreeva in the semi-finals.
Hailey Baptiste defeated defending champion Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6) in the Madrid Open quarter-finals, saving five match points in the decider and a sixth in the tie-break to record the biggest upset of the tournament. The American 30th seed reached her maiden WTA 1000 semi-final, where she will face Mirra Andreeva. Meanwhile, world No. 1 Jannik Sinner advanced with a 6-2, 7-5 win over Cameron Norrie and suggested organizers reconsider late-night scheduling after Rafael Jódar finished at 1am.
Hailey Baptiste (32ª WTA) derrotó a Aryna Sabalenka (1ª) en los cuartos de final del Masters de Madrid por 2-6, 6-2 y 7-6(6) tras salvar seis bolas de partido. La estadounidense, que acumuló 38 saques directos (récord del torneo), alcanzó sus primeras semifinales de categoría WTA 1000, donde se enfrentará a Mirra Andreeva. La bielorrusa, tres veces campeona en la Caja Mágica, no ha logrado defender su título ninguna de las tres ocasiones.
Russia's Mirra Andreeva defeated Canada's Leylah Fernandez 7-6(7-1), 6-3 in the quarterfinals of the 2026 WTA Madrid Open. The 18-year-old 9th seed, currently ranked 8th in the world and playing under neutral status, reached the semifinals where she will face the winner of the Sabalenka-Baptiste match. Andreeva is a five-time WTA champion and 2023 rookie of the year, with her best Grand Slam result being the 2024 French Open semifinals.
Aryna Sabalenka defeated Naomi Osaka 6-7(1), 6-3, 6-2 in a thrilling fourth-round match at the Madrid Open. The world No. 1 came back from a set down and a break down to reach the quarter-finals. Sabalenka, who has won titles in Miami, Indian Wells and Brisbane this year, will face American Hailey Baptiste in the last eight.
Jasmine Paolini, numero 9 WTA, eliminata al terzo turno del WTA 1000 di Madrid da Hailey Baptiste, statunitense numero 32 del mondo. Punteggio: 7-5, 6-3 in un'ora e 49 minuti.
