Sabalenka stretches Madrid streak to 11, reaches final again

Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the second seed, edged out Kazakh Elena Rybakina, the No 4 seed, 1-6, 7-5, 7-6 (5) to reach the final of the Madrid Open at the Caja Magica on Thursday evening.

Sabalenka, ranked No 2, will play Pole Iga Swiatek, the top seed, next.

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Earlier in the tournament, the Belarusian won against Pole Magda Linette (6-4, 3-6, 6-3), American wildcard Robin Montgomery (6-1, 6-7 (5), 6-4), American Danielle Collins, the No 13 seed (4-6, 6-4, 6-3) and Russian Mirra Andreeva (6-1, 6-4).

Rybakina, ranked No 4, beat Italian Lucia Bronzetti (6-4, 6-3), Egyptian Mayar Sherif (6-1, 6-4), qualifier Sara Bejlek (6-1, 6-3) and Yulia Putintseva (4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5) in the previous rounds of the Madrid tournament.

Madrid WTA 1000, other semi-final result (Caja Magica, clay, USD 8.770.480):

• Iga Swiatek beat Madison Keys (18): 6-1, 6-3