At the end of the excitement, Aryna Sabalenka eliminates Elena Rybakina in the semifinals of the WTA 1000 in Madrid

At the end of a frantic match that lasted 2 hours and 19 minutes, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, the world number 2, won in three sets (1-6, 7-5, 7-6 [5]) against Kazakh Elena Rybakina (4th) in the semi-finals of the WTA 1000 in Madrid.

After going completely through her first set where she was broken twice by her opponent, the reigning US Open champion had to work hard to reach the final. In all, she saved six break points, which was enough to push the recent winner of the Stuttgart tournament to a third-set tie-break where she won with an ace.