Sabalenka misses out on WTA 1000 semifinals in Madrid

Aryna Sabalenka and Hailey Baptiste. Photo courtesy of the NOC

MINSK, 28 April (BelTA) – Belarusian tennis player Aryna Sabalenka did not make it to the semifinals of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid, an event with an $8.2 million prize fund, BelTA has learned.

In today’s quarterfinal match, the world number one faced world number 32 Hailey Baptiste of the USA and lost 6-2, 2-6, 6-7 (6-8). The match lasted 2 hours and 30 minutes. In the semifinal, Baptiste’s opponent will be Russian Mirra Andreeva (world number 8), who defeated Canadian Leylah Fernandez (World No. 25) 7-6 (7-1), 6-3.

In the opener, the Belarusian beat world number 43 Peyton Stearns of the USA, 7-5, 6-3, and then also won in two sets against Romania’s Jaqueline Cristian (World No. 33), 6-1, 6-4. In the Round of 16, the world number one defeated Japan’s world number 15 Naomi Osaka in a three-set match, 6-7 (1-7), 6-3, 6-2.

Aryna Sabalenka is a three-time champion of the Mutua Madrid Open (2021, 2023, 2025). In last year’s final, she defeated American Coco Gauff. This year’s tournament on the clay courts of the Spanish capital will conclude on 3 May.