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Leylah Fernandez, fresh from an excellent win over rising teenager Iva Jovic, was looking for a quarterfinal spot and had a friendly draw.
Instead of Iga Swiatek, who was so under the weather Saturday that she had to retire, she got No. 31 seed Ann Li. That’s a golden opportunity, and Fernandez took it.
Also not to be missed: Sabalenka v Osaka, and Gauff vs. Noskova. Both top-shelf bouts, with Gauff leading the way out, followed by Elena Rybakina.
(Madrid is six hours ahead of EDT)
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Mutua Madrid Open
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
Monday, April 27, 2026
Final results
Singles, fourth round
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Canadian Content
[24] Leylah Fernandez (CAN) def. [31] Ann Li (USA) 63 62
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Upsets
[LL] Anastasia Potapova (RUS) def [2] Elena Rybakina (KAZ) 76 (8) 64
[13] Linda Noskova (CZE) def [3] Coco Gauff (USA) 64 16 76 (5)
[30] Hailey Baptiste (USA) def [11] Belinda Bencic (SUI) 61 67 (14) 63
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Seeds scuffling
[1] Aryna Sabalenka (BLR) def. [14] Naomi Osaka (JPN) 67 (1) 63 62
[9] Mirra Andreeva (RUS) def Anna Bondar (HUN) 67 (5) 63 76 (5)
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Seeds rolling
[26] Marta Kostyuk (UKR) def Caty McNally (USA) 62 63
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Other results
Karolina Pliskova (CZE) def Solana Sierra (ARG) 64 63 –
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