Andreeva beats Baptiste to reach first Madrid final
Mirra Andreeva advanced to her first Madrid Open final by defeating Hailey Baptiste in a tight two-set match, winning 6-4, 7-6 (10-8), and will face Marta Kostyuk in the final. Kostyuk reached her first WTA 1000 final after overcoming Anastasia Potapova in a three-set match marked by errors and tension. In the men's draw, unseeded Alexander Blockx upset defending champion Casper Ruud and will play Alexander Zverev in the semi-finals, while Jannik Sinner and Arthur Fils will contest the other semi-final.
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Andreeva beats Baptiste to reach first Madrid finalImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Mirra Andreeva, who turned 19 years old on Wednesday, won her previous two WTA 1000 finals, in Dubai and Indian Wells last yearByMike PeterBBC Sport journalistPublished1 hour agoTeenager Mirra Andreeva reached her first Madrid Open final with a 6-4 7-6 (10-8) victory over Hailey Baptiste.The 19-year-old Russian will face 26th seed Marta Kostyuk in Saturday's final, after the Ukrainian beat Austria's Anastasia Potapova 6-2 1-6 6-1.Ninth seed Andreeva has won all bar one of her 13 clay-court matches this season, taking the title in Linz and reaching the semi-finals in Stuttgart, and becomes the first teenager to reach three WTA 1000 finals.After taking the first set against the 30th seed, Andreeva…
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