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World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka, just awarded “Sportswoman of the Year” from the Laureus organization, kicked off her clay-court season on Thursday.
So did Naomi Osaka, who has hardly played at all in 2026 and went out in her Miami opener a month ago to qualifier Talia Gibson. Osaka has played United Cup, the Australian Open, Indian Wells and Miami this season. That’s it.
Also – Leylah Fernandez looked to build upon the encouraging tennis she showed in Stuttgart, against an Austrian qualifier.
(Madrid is six hours ahead of EDT)
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Location: Madrid, Spain
Category: WTA 1000 (Joint event with the ATP Tour)
Surface: Outdoor Clay
Dates: April 21 – May 3, 2026
Prize Money: $8,235,540
Draws: S96 – D32
Thursday, April 23, 2026
Final results
Singles, second round
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Upsets
Anna Bondar (HUN) def [7] Elina Svitolina (UKR) 63 64
[Q] Dalma Galfi (HUN) def [22] Anna Kalinskaya (RUS) 63 63
[Q] Anhelina Kalinina (UKR) def [23] Marie Bouzkova (CZE) 64 63
[WC] Laura Samson (CZE) def [28] Wang Xinyu (CHN) 26 63 60
Comebacks and marathons
[8] Jasmine Paolini (ITA) def Laura Siegemund (GER) 36 62 64
[18] Diana Shnaider (RUS) def Jessica Bouzas Maneiro (ESP) 36 75 61
[29] Jaqueline Cristian (ROU) def [LL] Yuliia Starodubtseva (UKR) 36 76 (5) 64
[31] Ann Li (USA) def [Q] Alycia Parks (USA) 62 67 (5) 63
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Seeds advancing
[1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def. Peyton Stearns (USA) 75 63
[4] Iga Swiatek (POL) def [Q] Daria Snigur (UKR) 61 62
[9] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def [LL] Panna Udvardy (HUN) 75 62
[11] Belinda Bencic (SUI) def Petra Marcinko (CRO) 64 62
[14] Naomi Osaka (JPN) def Camila Osorio (COL) 62 75
[15] Iva Jovic (USA) def. Magda Linette (POL) 64 61
[30] Hailey Baptiste (USA) def. [WC] Kaitlin Quevedo (ESP) 61 64
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