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1 Aryna Sabalenka has been handed just her second loss of 2026, knocked out of the Madrid Open in the semi-finals by American Hailey Baptiste.
World No.1 Aryna Sabalenka has been handed just her second loss of 2026, knocked out of the Madrid Open in the semi-finals by American Hailey Baptiste. The American â who had never before beaten a top-five player â saved six match points in the 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(6) win that lasted two-and-a-half hours on Wednesday morning (AEST). Baptiste also overcame 10 double points, faced 17 break points, and served at just 55 per cent on her way to a shock victory. Aryna Sabalenka was handed just her second defeat of the year. Getty Heading into the match, Sabalenka had dropped only three sets in the fifteen
