A disciplined Mirra Andreeva saw off a late challenge from Hailey Baptiste to prevail 6-4 7-6(8) in a battle of nerves on Thursday to reach the final of the Madrid Open.Andreeva, who turned 19 on Wednesday,

Mirra Andreeva defeated Hailey Baptiste in straight sets to reach the Mutua Madrid Open final, becoming the first teenager to reach three WTA 1000 finals since 2009. The 19-year-old will face Marta Kostyuk or Anastasia Potapova after extending her strong clay-court form this season.

The Mutua Madrid Open women’s semifinals are set for Thursday at Manolo Santana Stadium, with Mirra Andreeva versus Hailey Baptiste and Marta Kostyuk versus Anastasia Potapova, as all four players are chasing their first Madrid final.

Teenager Mirra Andreeva reaches her first Madrid Open final with a 6-4 7-6 (10-8) victory over Hailey Baptiste.

In a surreal Madrid Open fourth-round clash, Hailey Baptiste and Belinda Bencic staged a nerve-shredding tiebreak that felt almost unreal. A staggering 12 set and match points slipped through their fingers as emotions boiled over,

Hailey Baptiste destroyed her racket in frustration after blowing six match points against Belinda Bencic in the Madrid Open.

Hailey Baptiste and Belinda Bencic played out an out of this world tiebreak in the Madrid Open fourth round. Both players wasted in total 12 set of match points, losing their cool on court as the crowd watched on flabbergasted in what they were seeing.