Victoria Mboko suffered a knee injury during her singles match at Queen's, casting doubt on her and Serena Williams' doubles campaign. Mboko retired in tears, and her partner Williams expressed concern.
Anastasia Potapova has become the first lucky loser to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final at the Madrid Open after defeating former world number one Karolina Pliskova 6-1 6-7 (7-4) 6-3. The 25-year-old Russian-born Austrian lost in qualifying but entered the main draw as a replacement and has now beaten Jelena Ostapenko and Elena Rybakina en route to the last four. Meanwhile, world number one Jannik Sinner beat home favourite Rafael Jodar 6-2 7-6 (7-0) to reach his first Madrid semi-final, extending his winning streak to 21 matches.
Jannik Sinner defeated 19-year-old Spanish qualifier Rafael Jodar 6-2, 7-6(0) at the Madrid Open to become the first player to reach semi-finals at all nine Masters 1000 tournaments. The world No. 1 extended his winning streak to 21 matches despite a stern test from the home favourite. Meanwhile, lucky loser Anastasia Potapova became the first Austrian player to reach a WTA 1000 semi-final, defeating former world No. 1 Karolina Pliskova 6-1, 6-7(4), 6-3.
