Madrid Open Semifinals LIVE: Eighth seed Ons Jabeur takes on Ekaterina Alexandrova in the semifinals of the Madrid Open on Thursday (5 May). Jabeur stormed into the semifinal after sailing past Simona Halep in straight sets , Meanwhile, Alexandrova defeated Amanda Anisimova 6-4, 6-3 to reach her maiden WTA 1000 semifinal. Follow InsideSport.IN for more updates.
Madrid Open Semifinals LIVE: Ons Jabeur and Ekaterina Alexandrova eye maiden final as they face in Madrid Open semis – Follow Jabeur vs Alexandrova LIVE
ONS EN FUEGO 🔥
An outstanding performance from 🇹🇳 @Ons_Jabeur as she powers past Halep, 6-3, 6-2 to reach the final 4!#MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/OOGnVK16rE
— wta (@WTA) May 4, 2022
- Jabeur, who has made good progress in the WTA circuit over the last year is looking to win her maiden title in 2022.
- The Tunisian’s best performance this year was the runner-up finish at Charleston Open after she lost the final against Belinda Bencic 1-6, 7-5, 4-6.
- This is her second semi-final appearance this earlier as her next best performance is four quarterfinal appearances at Syndey International, Dubai Tennis Championships, Qatar Open and Stuttgart Open.
- Jabeur has a 10-2 win-loss record on clay courts this year. At Madrid, she defeated Jasmine Paolini in straight sets in the first round.
- She then had to play two three setters against Varvara Gracheva and Belinda Bencic in the second and third round, before defeating Simona Halep in straight sets.
- She is now eyeing her second final appearance this year.
Moving into her 1st WTA 1000 semifinal 🙌
Qualifier Alexandrova defeats Anisimova 6-4, 6-3 in Madrid.#MMOPEN pic.twitter.com/MFsnAGb18p
— wta (@WTA) May 4, 2022
- Meanwhile, Alexandrova was a qualifier at Madrid and she has shown terrific form in the tournament so far.
- She clinched an upset victory over 10th seed Jelena Ostapenko in the first round after qualifying for the main draw.
- She then defeated Nuria Parrizas-Diaz in the second round in straight sets. In the third round she clinched a come-from-behind victory in three sets against Marie Bouzoka, before going past Amanda Anisimova in straight sets to enter the semifinal.
- She didn’t go past the second round in any of the tournament on hard courts this year. However she has a 9-2 record on clay court as her best performance this year came in the Charleston Open, where she reached until the semi-final before bowing out after losing to Belinda Bencic in straight sets.
Madrid Open Semifinals LIVE: Ons Jabeur and Ekaterina Alexandrova eye maiden final as they face in Madrid Open semis – Follow Jabeur vs Alexandrova LIVE
Where to watch Jabeur vs Alexandrova LIVE streaming?
The match is scheduled to begin at 5.pm IST.
- Amazon Prime Video – United Kingdom, Republic of Ireland.
- beIN SPORTS – Australia, Middle East & Singapore.
- Iqiyi & CCTV – China.
- Eurosport – Czech Republic, Slovakia, Romania, Hungary, France, Russia, Scandinavia (excluding Denmark).
- Denmark – TV2.
- Sky Deutschland – Germany.
- Sky Italia – Italy.
- Telefonica/Movistar – Spain.
- Hellenic (OTE TV) – Greece.
- Ziggo – Netherlands.
- Polsat – Poland.
- WOWOW, NHK & Gaora Sports Channel – Japan.
- Tennis Channel – USA.
- TSN & Rogers Sportsnet – Canada.
- ESPN – Latin America.
- Voot – India (likely)
Madrid Open Semifinals LIVE: Ons Jabeur and Ekaterina Alexandrova eye maiden final as they face in Madrid Open semis – Follow Jabeur vs Alexandrova LIVE