Hailey Baptiste's bravery demolishes Sabalenka in Madrid
The American Hailey Baptiste, 32nd in the world rankings, surprised the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka this Tuesday, who had six match points, and secured a place in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 Madrid by winning 6-2, 2-6, and 6-7 (6) in two hours and thirty minutes.
TL;DR
- Hailey Baptiste, ranked 32nd globally, defeated world number one Aryna Sabalenka at the WTA 1000 Madrid.
- The match concluded with a score of 6-2, 2-6, 6-7 (6) in favor of Baptiste after two and a half hours.
- Sabalenka had six match points but Baptiste managed to save them and win the crucial tie-break.
- Baptiste's victory is the most significant of her career, marking her first WTA 1000 semifinal.
- With Sabalenka's elimination, all four top seeds are now out of the Madrid tournament.
- Baptiste will face Mirra Andreeva in the semifinals.