The first player to reach the semifinals of the WTA 1000 in Madrid was Aryna Sabalenka. The Belarusian made up for a bad first set in the best possible way, and defeated the Egyptian Mayar Sherif in comeback with a score of 2-6, 6-2, 6-1.
The Belarusian has reached at least the quarterfinals in the seven tournaments (including Madrid) she has played in 2023. In the penultimate act of the Mutua Madrid Open, he will find the winner of the match between Maria Sakkari and Irina-Camelia Begu on the other side of the net.
The Greek defeated the Romanian in three sets, despite the initial disadvantage in the first set, winning the semifinal with the score of 6(3)-7 6-4 6-2 The highlights:
The men’s results
Carlos Alcaraz reached the quarterfinals of the Mutua Madrid Open 2023 thanks to a devastating 6-1, 6-2 defeat of the German Alexander Zverev.
Alcaraz brought home the eighth consecutive success and will have the opportunity to compete for access to the semifinals in Madrid for the second year in a row. The Spanish talent put Zverev under pressure starting from the first exchange and in the second game he snatched the serve from him.
The German struggled to hit the ball cleanly with his forehand, an essential that let him…
