Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff Sent Packing in Madrid Round of 16

Elena Rybakina Bows Out Of Madrid Open, Aryna Sabalenka Reaches Quarters

Australian Open champion Elena Rybakina fell to a shock 7-6 (10/8), 6-4 defeat by Anastasia Potapova on Monday in the Madrid Open fourth round.

Elena Rybakina, Coco Gauff sent packing in Madrid Round of 16

Unseeded Austrian Anastasia Potapova surprised No. 2 seed Elena Rybakina of Kazakhstan and won a 7-6 (8), 6-4 battle in the Round of 16 at the Madrid Open on Monday.

From not qualifying to defeating world number two: Anastasia Potapova miraculous Madrid Open campaign prolongs

Anastasia Potapova did not even qualify for the Madrid Open. That has made her straight sets win over Elena Rybakina in the tournament to reach a fourth WTA 1000 quarterfinal even more exceptional and unlikely. The Austrian has enjoyed an upturn in form over the past few weeks. She reached the final...

Madrid Open: How Elena Rybakina's shock loss affects her world No 1 hopes

Elena Rybakina suffered a surprise fourth round exit at the 2026 Madrid Open, and the defeat has damaged her hopes of catching world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka. The world No 2 was upset 7-6(8), 6-4 by 56th-ranked Anastasia Potapova on Monday night in the fourth round in Madrid. Rybakina served for the opening set at 5-4 and had a set point in a pulsating tiebreak before Potapova converted her third set point. The two-time Grand Slam champion then led …