Madrid Open 2026 : ce qu'il faut savoir

Mirra Andreeva celebrated her birthday in style by reaching the Madrid Open final for the first time, as opponent Hailey Baptiste proved unable to replicate her previous-round exploits against Aryna Sabalenka. Madrid Open 2026 s'impose comme l'un des sujets qui mobilisent l'attention en Germany ce jeudi.

Les faits

• Mirra Andreeva celebrated her birthday in style by reaching the Madrid Open final for the first time, as opponent Hailey Baptiste proved unable to replicate her previous-round exploits against Aryna Sabalenka.
• Andreeva, who turned 19 this week, is now into her third WTA 1000 final.
• The teenager, who has 12 wins on clay - including in the Linz Open final - and only one defeat so far this season, will face either lucky loser Anastasia Potapova or 26th seed Marta Kostyuk in the final.
• Down double set point, having already missed a match point, Mirra Andreeva patiently soaked up a barrage of groundstrokes from Hailey Baptiste -- and then, drawing her opponent to net, lofted a majestic lob winner over her head.
• 30th seed Baptiste won a thriller against Sabalenka in the quarter-finals but Andreeva, who turned 19 on Wednesday, ensured her fairytale run came to an end with a 6-4 7-6(8) victory in their last-four meeting.

L'essentiel

Dans le détail, Andreeva, who turned 19 this week, is now into her third WTA 1000 final.

Sur le fond, the teenager, who has 12 wins on clay - including in the Linz Open final - and only one defeat so far this season, will face either lucky loser Anastasia Potapova or 26th seed Marta Kostyuk in the final.

Concrètement, Down double set point, having already missed a match point, Mirra Andreeva patiently soaked up a barrage of groundstrokes from Hailey Baptiste -- and then, drawing her opponent to net, lofted a majestic lob winner over her head.

Au-delà de ce constat, 30th seed Baptiste won a thriller against Sabalenka in the quarter-finals but Andreeva, who turned 19 on Wednesday, ensured her fairytale run came to an end with a 6-4 7-6(8) victory in their last-four meeting.

Reste à préciser que the Russian was in control throughout the first set, winning 100 per cent of points behind her first serve, and withstood a late fightback from the American in the second.

Les chiffres

À noter par ailleurs : Andreeva continued to dominate on serve in the second set, dropping just four points as she raced to a 5-3 lead, before Baptiste saved a match point and held for 5-4, and then broke back.

Plus précisément, the American had two set points in the second set tie-break but could not convert them as Andreeva - now the first teenager to reach three WTA 1000 finals

Dans la foulée, In the men’s draw defending champion Casper Ruud saw his title defence ended by rising star Alexander Blockx, who won 6-4 6-4 to make his first Masters 1000 semi-final.

À ce stade, the Belgian had never won an ATP Tour match on clay before reaching the third round at the Monte Carlo Masters earlier this month and continued his rapid rise on the surface with a composed display against the 12th seed.

Le contexte

Reste à préciser que the 21-year-old said: “To be honest, I’m just happy with being here.

À noter par ailleurs : Ruud, who will drop out of the top 20 for the first time in nearly five years as a result, said the defeat was “depressing”.

Plus précisément, World No 69 Blockx also beat third seed Felix Auger-Aliassime and 16th seed Francisco Cerundolo in his march to the semi-finals, where he will be the underdog once more against second seed Alexander Zverev.

Dans la foulée, the German swept aside 10th seed Flavio Cobolli 6-1 6-4.

À ce stade, the ninth seed said: “I feel so much adrenaline inside.

Recherches associées

Plusieurs requêtes connexes accompagnent ce sujet : Arthur Fils contre Jannik Sinner au Madrid Open 2026 : Quand et à quelle heure a lieu la demie, historique et comment regarder en direct ? · Tennis ATP • Mutua Madrid Open 2026 - Rafael Jodar will face Jannik Sinner : "Things need to be done properly" • Mutua Madrid Open 2026 - Jannik Sinner : "Rafael Jodar est un joueur incroyable" - Sports • Programme Mutua Madrid Open mardi 28 avril 2026 : Sinner, Fils et Sabalenka en lice • Fils défie le patron Sinner : comment voir la demie du M1000 de Madrid • Le message d'Alcaraz à Jódar après sa grande Mutua Madrid Open 2026.

À retenir

• The teenager, who has 12 wins on clay - including in the Linz Open final - and only one defeat so far this season, will face either lucky loser Anastasia Potapova or 26th seed Marta Kostyuk in the final.
• The Russian was in control throughout the first set, winning 100 per cent of points behind her first serve, and withstood a late fightback from the American in the second.
• The American had two set points in the second set tie-break but could not convert them as Andreeva - now the first teenager to reach three WTA 1000 finals - inched back in front and finally converted her third match point.
• Recherches qui explosent : Arthur Fils contre Jannik Sinner au Madrid Open 2026 : Quand et à quelle heure a lieu la demie, historique et comment regarder en direct ? · Tennis ATP, Mutua Madrid Open 2026 - Rafael Jodar will face Jannik Sinner : "Things need to be done properly", Mutua Madrid Open 2026 - Jannik Sinner : "Rafael Jodar est un joueur incroyable" - Sports, Programme Mutua Madrid Open mardi 28 avril 2026 : Sinner, Fils et Sabalenka en lice.