Elena Rybakina
The Kazakh player has a golden opportunity in the remaining clay court swing to cut points from Sabalenka and potentially challenge for the number 1 spot in the WTA rankings in the medium term.
The reigning champion of Stuttgart arrives in Madrid as one of the main contenders for the title, while acknowledging her current rivalry with Sabalenka.
We explain the potential matchups between favorites that could occur round by round, describing the keys that may shape the course of the Mutua Madrid Open 2026.
The reigning champion of Stuttgart arrives in Madrid as one of the main contenders for the title, while acknowledging her current rivalry with Sabalenka.
The Kazakh player has a golden opportunity in the remaining clay court swing to cut points from Sabalenka and potentially challenge for the number 1 spot in the WTA rankings in the medium term.
We explain the potential matchups between favorites that could occur round by round, describing the keys that may shape the course of the Mutua Madrid Open 2026.
We detail who the 32 seeds will be for each individual draw of the 2026 Mutua Madrid Open and the potential matchups that could occur between them.
