Alexander Zverev backed up a win this month over Flavio Cobolli and moved into elite ATP company as the third seed reached another semi-final at the Madrid Masters on Thursday.

The German’s 6-4, 6-1 win boosted him alongside Roger Federer (2006), Rafael Nadal (2010, 2011) and Jannik Sinner (2026) as only the fourth man to reach the semi-finals at each of the first four Masters 1000 events of the season since the series began in 1990.

The two-time Madrid champion reached the final four on the back of eight aces to complete his third top 20 win of the season.

Mirra Andreeva helped herself to a one-day delayed 19th birthday present, ending the upset run of Hailey Baptiste 6-4, 7-6 (8) on Thursday at the Madrid Masters.

Andreeva, ranked eighth in the rankings, became the first teenager to ever advance into three finals at the elite Tour 1000 level, booking her spot with a WTA-leading 12th win of this clay season.

No matter the result of the final in the Spanish capital, Andreeva will advance a spot into seventh in the world.

Baptiste was coming off a shock  win over world No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka but was unable to repeat her giant-killing act on Andreeva, winner of 20 or 22 points in serve in the opening set.

Andreeva claimed the opening set with a break and took a 5-3 lead in the second set as she looked to be quietly wrapping up victory.

But Baptiste had other plans, with the No. 32 saving a match point in the ninth game and then wreaking to level at five games apiece and eventually, a tiebreak.

The American led 4-0 in the decider, with Andreeva taking the nail-biter to 4-all before Andreeva dug herself out of trouble by saving a pair of set points through a lob and an ace.

Andreeva finally prevailed on her third match point chance after just under one and three-quarter hours.

 “I feel so much adrenaline inside. I feel like I’m still nervous,” the winner said. “I’m so happy that I won and I was able to save all those set points. “I was very happy with the way I was able to serve. I cannot find a lot of words to describe how I am feeling right now.”

Jannik Sinner needed a sweep of the final 11 points of the match to hold over rising NextGen rival Rafa Jodar, with the Italian world No. 1 completing his career match set of Masters 1000 semi-finals with a 6-2, 7-6 (0) Wednesday win in Madrid.

The 24-year-old top seed faced a battle as he took in a 19-year-old tipped as the Next Big Thing on the ATP.

Sinner, who wore that label not so many seasons ago, extended his winning run at the Masters level to 26 straight matches as he and Jodar played for the first time. 

He has won his last 21 this season, with his latest under the closed roof in the Spanish capital lasting for just under two hours..

The top seed who is bidding to become the first player to ever win five straight Masters titles, saved seven break points while break the Jodar serve on seven occasions

 The Spanish youngster has moved from 168th in the rankings to his current 34th, with a first career Tour title this month in Marrakech.

“He pushed me to the limit, he’s an incredible player,”the winner said. “I tried to be ready for the match as much as I could fr this first meeting.

“Now we know what to expect from each other.”

Sinner added: “I’m incredibly happy to win this match. In the second set I got a bit lucky with a little bit of experience.”

The Italian is keeping his mind off of the history he is writing on his win streak. “Reaching the semi-finals of any tournament is tough. I’m just trying to improve on every surface and condition.”