Overview

• Aryna Sabalenka defeated Maria Sakkari and will face either Iga Swiatek or Veronika Kudermetova in the final.
• Sabalenka won 6-4, 6-1 and has now beaten Sakkari six times in nine meetings.
• Sabalenka is looking for her second title of the season and second Madrid Open title.
• Aslan Karatsev upset Zhang Zhizhen to reach his first Masters 1000 semifinal where he will face either Stefanos Tsitsipas or Jan-Lennard Struff.
• Karatsev continues his breakthrough season after reaching the Australian Open semifinals.