Elena Rybakina def. Qinwen Zheng 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 — Madrid Open 2026 R32

Match recap

Elena Rybakina defeated Qinwen Zheng 4-6, 6-4, 6-3 in the R32 of the Madrid Open 2026.

Elena Rybakina lost the opening set but turned the match on her second-serve numbers, winning 62% of those points to Qinwen Zheng's 38% — a 24-point gap that decided three tight sets. Zheng's first delivery stayed live (37 of 49, 76%), but nine double faults gave the cushion away every time the rally went long. Rybakina won 23 of 37 second-serve return points and coughed up just one double fault to Zheng's nine, taking the last two sets to push her H2H edge to 3-0 in their first clay meeting at the Madrid Open.

Match stats

Qinwen Zheng: 9 aces, 57% first serves, 9 double faults, 3/6 break points. Elena Rybakina: 7 aces, 58% first serves, 1 double fault, 4/9 break points.

Profiles: Qinwen Zheng · Elena Rybakina — Madrid Open 2026

Head-to-head

Qinwen Zheng and Elena Rybakina have met 3 times, with Elena Rybakina leading the head-to-head 3–0.

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