No. 4 seed Elena Rybakina saved some match points and pulled off an epic comeback against 50th-ranked Yulia Putintseva in the Madrid Open quarterfinal.

The Stuttgart champion won an eighth straight match of the clay-court season, saving two match points to outlast her countrywoman in a thrilling quarterfinal clash.

Fourth seed Elena Rybakina rallied from a set down to beat fellow Kazakhstani Yulia Putintseva 4-6 7-6(4) 7-5 in a two-hour and 48-minute battle as she advanced to her first Madrid Open semi-final on Wednesday.

In the Madrid quarterfinal. No. 4 seed Rybakina was 2-5 down in the third set and world No. 50 Putintseva also had two consecutive match points on the 2022 Wimbledon champion's serve. Just when it seemed that Rybakina had her back turned against the wall, she managed to save both match points and reduce the deficit to 3-5.

World No. 4 Elena Rybakina produced a remarkable comeback victory against Yulia Putintseva in her quarter-final clash of the ongoing Madrid Open 2024 on Wednesday.Rybakina wrapped up her maiden victory over Putintseva,

Highlights from the Mutua Madrid Open Quarter-final 3 match between Yulia Putintseva and Elena Rybakina which took place at Caja Magica Madrid

World No.4 Elena Rybakina saved 2 points in the third set to beat Yulia Putintseva 4-6, 7-6 (4), 7-5 in the quarterfinal on Wednesday.

Elena Rybakina battled back from 2-5 down in the deciding set and saved two match points to overcome Yulia Putintseva 4-6, 7-6 (7/4), 7-5 and reach the