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Sign upAryna Sabalenka vs Hailey Baptiste — Quarterfinal — Madrid Open. Baptiste won 2-6, 6-2, 7-6.
Completed·Apr 28·2h 32m
MastersClay·Completed·Apr 28·6:10 PM·2h 32mHailey Baptiste defeated Aryna Sabalenka 2-6, 6-2, 7(8)-6(6) — Madrid Open 2026 Quarterfinal.
Aryna Sabalenka and Hailey Baptiste are level at 1–1 across 2 recorded meetings.
The world No. 32 Hailey Baptiste flipped this quarterfinal on the strength of a freer arm, ripping 12 aces to Aryna Sabalenka's five despite serving just 55% first balls. The Madrid Open top seed couldn't crack the return wall: Baptiste won 68% of her first-serve points and held off the deciding tiebreak 8-6. Sabalenka's 70% first-serve clip never translated — she won only 60% behind it. Their first meeting on clay, and Baptiste levels the H2H at 1-1.