Tennis Tracker: Sabalenka and Swiatek to meet in Madrid final, Struff upsets Tsitsipas
00:30 CET - No surprises in the day's final match as Iga Swiatek (21) absolutely crushes Veronika Kudermetova (26) 6-1, 6-1.
Swiatek has been in incredibly dominant form of late and it will take something special to beat her in the final. She will play Aryna Sabalenka (24) in the decider on Saturday.
23:33 CET - Our men's Flash Moment of the day comes from Stefanos Tsitsipas (24). The Greek may have lost to Jan-Lennard Struff (33) but that wasn't until after this incredible shot to save the match (at least temporarily) in the second set.
23:30 CET - Our Flash Moment of the day from the women's side of things comes from Aryna Sabalenka's (24) win over Maria Sakkari (27) to reach the final at Madrid. The Belarusian has been in fine form and this rally was no different.
23:00 CET - Jan-Lennard Struff (33) has upset Stefanos Tsitsipas (24) to proceed to the last four a the Madrid Open where he will meet another surprise semi-finalist Aslan Karatsev (29). The match ended 7-6, 5-7, 6-3.
17:35 CET - Aryna Sabalenka's (24) stunning form shows no sign of letting up, as she is into yet another final in 2023. The Belarusian has defeated Maria Sakkari (27) 6-4 6-1, and she will face the winner of the second semi-final between Iga Swiatek (21) and Veronika Kudermetova (26) which takes place later today.
15:00 CET - In the day's first result from Madrid, Aslan Karatsev (29) has beaten Zhizhen Zhang (26) to reach the semi-finals. The match finished 7-6(3), 6-4.
11:35 CET - Nick Kyrgios (28) says that he has not slept much this week and was "battling a little" after police accused a man of threatening the player's mother with a firearm and allegedly stealing a Tesla car from her.
9:03 CET - Carlos Alcaraz is just 19 years old, but it is clear that he is already destined for greatness. The Spaniard says he has eyes on becoming one of the greatest players of all time.
8:16 CET - Things are really beginning to heat up in Madrid now, as the women target a spot in the Madrid final. Iga Swiatek (21) and Aryna Sabalenka (24) will be eyeing a potential rematch of the Stuttgart final, which would be a mouthwatering affair.
But first, Sabalenka must get past Maria Sakkari (27), with that contest starting at 16:00 CET.
Swiatek faces Veronika Kudermetova (26) at around 21:30 CET, and the Russian will be looking for another scalp after defeating Jessica Pegula (29) yesterday.
In the last of the men's quarter-finals, Zhizhen Zhang (26) aims to continue his historic run when he goes up against Aslan Karatsev (29) at 13:00 CET.
Stefanos Tsitsipas (24) and Jan-Lennard Struff (33) go head to head at 20:00 CET, with the Greek on course for another final meeting with Carlos Alcaraz (19), after his bruising defeat to the Spaniard in Barcelona recently.