Marta Kostyuk beats Anastasia Potapova to reach first WTA 1000 final in Madrid

Marta Kostyuk reached her first WTA 1000 final after defeating Anastasia Potapova 6-2, 1-6, 6-1 in the Madrid Open semifinals.

The WTA said the match was played on April 30 at the Mutua Madrid Open, a WTA 1000 event on clay. Kostyuk took the opening set, dropped the second, then regrouped to dominate the third and close out the win.

The result sends Kostyuk into the championship match against Mirra Andreeva. Independent reporting and the WTA's own match coverage confirmed the final pairing.

It is a major milestone for Kostyuk, who had not previously reached a WTA 1000 final. The victory also extends her run in one of the season's biggest clay-court events.

The scoreline reflected a match that swung sharply from one player to the other before Kostyuk settled it in the decider.