Stories from the Vancouver tennis community
Marta Kostyuk advanced to the Madrid Open final by defeating lucky loser Anna Potapova 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 in the semi-final, setting up a title match against another top contender.
Jannik Sinner has become the sixth player in ATP history to reach the semifinals of all nine Masters 1000 events, joining an elite group that includes Novak Djokovic, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Andy Murray, and Alexander Zverev.
Austrian Anastasia Potapova advanced to her first WTA 1000 semi-final at the Mutua Madrid Open, defeating Czech Karolina Pliskova in a tense three-set match after entering the tournament as a lucky loser.
Marta Kostyuk advanced to the semi-finals of the Mutua Madrid Open with a commanding victory over Linda Noskova, extending her unbeaten clay-court record to 10 matches in 2026.
Jannik Sinner, the top seed, defeated Spanish wild card Rafael Jodar 6-2, 7-6(0) at the Mutua Madrid Open to advance to the semi-finals for the first time in his career, closing out the match with eleven consecutive points.
Jannik Sinner and Alexander Zverev have both reached the semifinals of the first four Masters 1000 events of 2026, joining Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal as the only players ever to achieve the feat in a single season.
Top seed Jannik Sinner defeated wildcard Roberto Jodar 6-2, 7-6(0) in the Madrid Masters quarter-final, advancing to the semi-final where he will face the winner of the Fils-Lehecka match.
Jannik Sinner has accumulated 13,750 ATP ranking points, moving past Carlos Alcaraz to claim the third-highest career total in tour history. Novak Djokovic holds the record with 16,950 points.
Arthur Fils defeated Jiri Lehecka 6-3, 6-4 to reach the Madrid Open semi-finals, where he will face Jannik Sinner. Both players remain undefeated on clay this season.
Casper Ruud saved two consecutive match points to defeat Stefanos Tsitsipas 6-7(4), 7-6(2), 7-6(3) in a nearly three-hour epic at the Mutua Madrid Open, advancing to the quarter-finals and extending his winning streak at the venue to nine matches.
Jiří Lehecka defeated Lorenzo Musetti 6-3, 6-3 in the fourth round of the Madrid Open, advancing the Czech player's campaign at the ATP Masters 1000 event.
Wildcard Roberto Jódar defeated Vít Kopřiva 7-5, 6-0 in the fourth round of the ATP 1000 Madrid Open, advancing deeper into the tournament.
