Elena Rybakina saved two match points at 2-5 sparking a five-game surge for a 4-6, 7-6(4), 7-5 comeback win over Yulia Putintseva in Madrid.

The five-time champion told the crowd that Madrid was more special than a Grand Slam.

Blown out for a set, Madison Keys pulled off an inspired 0-6, 7-5, 6-1 comeback conquest of Ons Jabeur to reach her first Madrid semifinal.

In a rematch of the 2023 final, Carlos Alcaraz won the final four points edging Jan-Lennard Struff 6-3, 6-7(5), 7-6(4), improving to 14-0 in Madrid.

Iga Swiatek blew a 4-1 lead then won 12 of the last 14 games in a 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 win over Beatriz Haddad Maia to reach her second Madrid semifinal.

The two-time champion is gunning for a third title in Madrid. .