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How Hailey Baptiste Shocked Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open
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How Hailey Baptiste Shocked Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open

Serve On SI·Pat Benson·about 1 month ago
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Hailey Baptiste is enjoying the best tournament of her career at the 2026 Madrid Open . The 30th-seeded Baptiste has systematically taken down No. 8 Jasmine Paolini, No. 11 Belinda Bencic, and now No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka. On Tuesday night, Baptiste defeated Sabalenka in a hard-fought, three-set quarterfinal match: 2-6, 6-2, 7-6 (6). Baptiste saved six match points during the 2-hour and 30-minute showdown. Right now, the 24-year-old has the hottest hand in tennis. So, how did she pull off yet another stunning upset? Below is a breakdown of what Baptiste and Sabalenka said after the match. What Hailey Baptiste Said After Win Baptiste admitted at the beginning of her press conference that she benefited from just playing Sabalenka last month in Miami. "I had a better idea of how to play her and how I should play adjustments I needed to make...…

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