John Isner tvivlar på Hailey Baptistes chanser att nå topp 10 efter vinsten mot Sabalenka

Hailey Baptistes dramatiska skrällseger mot världsettan Aryna Sabalenka har förbättrat hennes ranking och självförtroende, men den före detta spelaren John Isner ser henne snarare som en topp 20-talang än en topp 10-kandidat i år.

Baptiste besegrade Sabalenka med 2-6, 6-2, 7-6(6) i Madrid den 28 april efter att ha räddat sex matchbollar. Segern innebar hennes första semifinal i en WTA 1000-turnering och satte stopp för den vitryska spelarens svit på 15 raka vinster. Det var dessutom Baptistes första seger någonsin mot en motståndare rankad topp fem.

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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Coco Gauff in three sets to defend her Miami Open title on Saturday at Hard Rock Stadium. The world No. 1 completed the Sunshine Double by winning Indian Wells and Miami back-to-back. The match featured tense moments, including Sabalenka's irritation with noise from Gauff's player box.

Hailey Baptiste hit Elina Svitolina in the face with a forehand during their second-round match at the Italian Open on Sunday. Svitolina recovered quickly and won the match 6-1, 6-2.

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Mirra Andreeva beat Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 7-6 (8) on Thursday to advance to the Mutua Madrid Open final. The 19-year-old saved three set points in a dramatic second set and became the first teenager to reach three WTA 1000 finals since 2009. She will face the winner of Marta Kostyuk and Anastasia Potapova on Saturday.

Aryna Sabalenka is set to mark her birthday week by achieving two significant WTA rankings milestones at the Italian Open. She will spend her 81st and 82nd consecutive weeks at No. 1, surpassing Martina Hingis for the 10th-longest streak since 1975. During the second week in Rome, she is also poised to reach her 90th career week at the top.

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Paula Badosa overcame a first-set deficit to beat Coco Gauff 1-6, 6-3, 6-2 at the Berlin Tennis Open. The victory marked her first win over a top-10 player since the same event last year.

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