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#Stuttgart #Open #Andreeva #stuns #Swiatek #sets #semifinal #top #seed #Rybakina">Stuttgart Open: Andreeva stuns Swiatek, sets up semifinal against top seed Rybakina Top seed Elena Rybakina saved two match points against unseeded Canadian Leylah Fernandez to advance to the semifinals of the WTA Stuttgart tournament on Friday where she will meet Russian teenager Mirra Andreeva.
Rybakina, the 2024 Stuttgart winner, needed three hours to get past Fernandez 6-7 (5/7), 6-4, 7-6 (8/6), saving two match points in the final-set tiebreak.
Earlier Andreeva rallied past two-time Stuttgart champion Iga Swiatek 3-6, 6-4, 6-3.
“Especially in the beginning there was a lot of frustration. I was just going downhill. The serve was not going,” Rybakina said.
“Somehow I found the fight in me and a couple of points were important in the second set. And somehow I started finding this momentum.”
Swiatek has won four of her six Grand Slams on the French Open clay and was considered among the favourites but struggled against the energetic Russian.
The Pole capitalised on some clumsy baseline errors from her opponent to win the opening set but Andreeva converted a crucial break point to take the second set.
Swiatek ran out to a two-game lead in the deciding set but Andreeva broke back twice to take the initiative, and the match.
The 18-year-old rising star also eliminated defending champion Jelena Ostapenko in the first round of the tournament.
“She’s won so many tournaments I can’t even count how many Slams she’s won… she’s a past winner of this tournament as well,” Andreeva said.
“I was telling myself: ‘No matter what’s happening, I have to keep fighting and keep believing. I can win from any score.”
Published on Apr 18, 2026
Top seed Elena Rybakina saved two match points against unseeded Canadian Leylah Fernandez to advance…
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#Rybakina #cruises #Shnaider #advance #quarters #Stuttgart #return">Rybakina cruises past Shnaider to advance to quarters on Stuttgart return
Top seed Elena Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider in straight sets to qualify for the quarterfinals of the WTA clay-court event in Stuttgart on Thursday.
The 26-year-old Kazakh, who was champion in 2024 but skipped last year’s event, relied on her service game as she won 6-2, 6-4 against the unseeded Russian in one hour and 12 minutes.
Shnaider, ranked 19th in the world, improved in the second set but was undone by double faults at crucial moments, allowing Rybakina to capitalise.
Rybakina capped the match off with her ninth ace and will next take on either Leylah Fernandez or Zeynep Sonmez in the quarters.
Earlier, World No. 9 Mirra Andreeva pushed past American Alycia Parks in straight sets in their last 16 clash to extend her winning streak to six matches.
Czech Karolina Muchova came from a set down to beat Elise Mertens 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 to book her place in the last eight.
Muchova’s compatriot Linda Noskova crushed Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1, 6-1 to set up a quarterfinal clash with Elina Svitolina, who cruised past German Eva Lys 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday.
Later on Thursday, World No. 3 Coco Gauff starts her bid for a first Stuttgart title when she takes on Liudmila Samsonova.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Top seed Elena Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider in straight sets to qualify for the quarterfinals of the WTA clay-court event in Stuttgart on Thursday.
The 26-year-old Kazakh, who was champion in 2024 but skipped last year’s event, relied on her service game as she won 6-2, 6-4 against the unseeded Russian in one hour and 12 minutes.
Shnaider, ranked 19th in the world, improved in the second set but was undone by double faults at crucial moments, allowing Rybakina to capitalise.
Rybakina capped the match off with her ninth ace and will next take on either Leylah Fernandez or Zeynep Sonmez in the quarters.
Earlier, World No. 9 Mirra Andreeva pushed past American Alycia Parks in straight sets in their last 16 clash to extend her winning streak to six matches.
Czech Karolina Muchova came from a set down to beat Elise Mertens 1-6, 6-3, 6-0 to book her place in the last eight.
Muchova’s compatriot Linda Noskova crushed Russian Ekaterina Alexandrova 6-1, 6-1 to set up a quarterfinal clash with Elina Svitolina, who cruised past German Eva Lys 6-1, 6-0 on Wednesday.
Later on Thursday, World No. 3 Coco Gauff starts her bid for a first Stuttgart title when she takes on Liudmila Samsonova.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Top seed Elena Rybakina beat Diana Shnaider in straight sets to qualify for the quarterfinals…
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#Stuttgart #Open #Iga #Swiatek #returns #clay #dominant #win">Stuttgart Open 2026 — Iga Swiatek returns on clay with a dominant win
Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-sets victory over Laura Siegemund on Wednesday in Stuttgart in her opening match of the clay-court season and first under new coach Francisco Roig.
The former World No. 1, whose previous outing was a surprise early exit at the hands of compatriot Magda Linette at the Miami Open last month, saw off home hope Siegemund 6-2, 6-3 in the last 16.
Swiatek parted ways with Wim Fissette following her second-round loss in Miami before linking up with Roig, who was part of Rafael Nadal’s coaching team for many years.
The six-time Grand Slam champion has struggled for form so far this season, failing to reach a semi-final.
But Swiatek looked at home back on clay, the surface on which she has won 10 WTA titles including four French Open trophies, easily swatting aside Siegemund.
The Pole, who received a first-round bye as the third seed, broke serve five times in total as Siegemund never threatened an upset.
Swiatek will face either Alycia Parks or Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals.
Andreeva claimed a battling 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win in the first round to eliminate reigning champion Jelena Ostapenko, while American Parks defeated Germany’s Noma Noha Akugue in straight sets.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
Iga Swiatek cruised to a straight-sets victory over Laura Siegemund on Wednesday in Stuttgart in her opening match of the clay-court season and first under new coach Francisco Roig.
The former World No. 1, whose previous outing was a surprise early exit at the hands of compatriot Magda Linette at the Miami Open last month, saw off home hope Siegemund 6-2, 6-3 in the last 16.
Swiatek parted ways with Wim Fissette following her second-round loss in Miami before linking up with Roig, who was part of Rafael Nadal’s coaching team for many years.
The six-time Grand Slam champion has struggled for form so far this season, failing to reach a semi-final.
But Swiatek looked at home back on clay, the surface on which she has won 10 WTA titles including four French Open trophies, easily swatting aside Siegemund.
The Pole, who received a first-round bye as the third seed, broke serve five times in total as Siegemund never threatened an upset.
Swiatek will face either Alycia Parks or Mirra Andreeva in the quarterfinals.
Andreeva claimed a battling 5-7, 6-2, 6-4 win in the first round to eliminate reigning champion Jelena Ostapenko, while American Parks defeated Germany’s Noma Noha Akugue in straight sets.
Published on Apr 16, 2026
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