French Open day one
PARIS, May 24 : Highlights of the first day at the French Open on Sunday (times GMT):
Hailey Baptiste Sport News
Sabalenka exits Rome with injury concern ahead of French Open
ROME, May 10 : Aryna Sabalenka's French Open preparations suffered a setback following a third-round defeat by Sorana Cirstea at the Italian Open, with the world No. 1 now looking to shake off an injury ahead of the Grand Slam that begins this month.
Sabalenka suffers surprise defeat to Cirstea at Italian Open
ROME: Top-ranked Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock third-round loss to Sorana Cirstea at the Italian Open on Saturday. Sabalenka appeared to be cruising to victory while leading by a set and 2-0 but the 26th-ranked Cirstea stormed back to triumph 2-6, 6-3, 7-5. It was a first win over a world No. 1 for the 36-year-old Romanian, who is playing her final pro season. “I’m very, very happy,” a beaming Cirstea said.
Andreeva fends off Baptiste challenge to reach Madrid Open final
MADRID: A disciplined Mirra Andreeva saw off a late challenge from Hailey Baptiste to prevail 6-4 7-6(8) in a battle of nerves on Thursday to reach the final of the Madrid Open. Andreeva, who turned 19 on Wednesday, will face Marta Kostyuk or Anastasia Potapova in the final of the claycourt tournament, with the two set to face off later in the day. “I feel so much adrenaline inside, I feel like I’m still nervous,” Andreeva said in the post-match interview. “Honestly, I’m just so happy that I won... I’m very happy with how I served today.” Baptiste had shocked world number one Aryna Sabalenka in the quarterfinals, but the 24-year-old struggled as ninth seed Andreeva conceded only two points on serve in the first set. The American stood firm until the seventh game, when Baptiste’s forehand landed wide, handing Andreeva a break point.
Baptiste's variety drags Sabalenka out of comfort zone in Madrid shock
MADRID, April 29 : Hailey Baptiste offered a glimpse of how Aryna Sabalenka can be unsettled on clay after mixing forays to the net with changes of pace to save six match points and prevail over the world number one in their Madrid Open quarter-final on Tuesday.
Sabalenka stunned by Baptiste in Madrid Open quarter-finals
MADRID, April 28 : World number one Aryna Sabalenka suffered a shock 2-6 6-2 7-6(6) defeat by Hailey Baptiste at the Madrid Open on Tuesday as the American produced the biggest win of her career after saving six match points to reach the semi-finals for the first time.
Leylah Fernandez ousted from Madrid Open with quarterfinal loss to Russia's Mirra Andreeva
Canada's Leylah Fernandez was eliminated from the Madrid Open clay-court tournament with a 7-6 (1), 6-3 loss to ninth-seeded Mirra Andreeva in Tuesday's quarterfinals.
Sabalenka to face Rybakina in blockbuster Miami Open semi-final
March 25 : Aryna Sabalenka and Elena Rybakina, the two top women's players in the world, will battle it out in a Miami Open semi-final on Thursday after coming through their quarter-final matches.