Marta Kostyuk wins Madrid Open 2026, beats Mirra Andreeva in final
Marta Kostyuk beats Mirra Andreeva to win Madrid Open 2026, secures first WTA 1000 title and rises to a career-high ranking.
Marta Kostyuk beats Mirra Andreeva to win Madrid Open 2026, secures first WTA 1000 title and rises to a career-high ranking.
Hailey Baptiste saved six match points to defeat world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka and reach her maiden WTA 1000 semifinal at the Madrid Open.
No.2 seed Aryna Sabalenka overpowered No.9 seed Maria Sakkari, 6-4, 6-1 in the semifinals on Thursday to advance to the final at the Madrid Open for the second time in the past three years, here.
The Tuesday morning session at the Madrid Open tennis tournament was not a good one for Russian seeds Danil Medvedev and Andrey Rublev, who both crashed out of the tournament in straight-set defeats in the Round of 16.
In Madrid, the Spanish teenager defeated Rafael Nadal and Novak Djokovic back-to-back before thrashing Alexander Zverev in the final on Sunday for his fourth title of the year.
Following Jabeur's victory, Halep defeated American teenager Coco Gauff for the second time this year at a WTA 1000.
With the victory, Murray improves to 8-1 in first-round matches on the year. He next faces 14th seed Denis Shapovalov, who squeezed past lucky loser Ugo Humbert of France, 7-6(1), 6-3.
As the four-time Grand Slam champion prepares to compete in the mixed doubles at Wimbledon, the 24-year-old Japanese said on Sunday that she has been trying to focus on her net game.
The German caught Nadal out at the net with back-to-back passing shots at 4-2 and, two games later, he used his cross-court forehand to drag Nadal out of position and gain the decisive break.
Andy Murray and Angelique Kerber battle online on the Tennis World Tour video game to raise money for those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.
