The Madrid Open has now reached its conclusion, with Marta Kostyuk battling past Mirra Andreeva to secure the title.
The Ukrainian defeated the Russian 6-3, 7-5 after one hour and 21 minutes to secure the biggest title of her WTA career.
Kostyuk is also set to climb to a career-high rank of 15th after her Madrid Open title, which is the second success of her brilliant 2026 season.
But Andreeva has also been one of the standout players on the WTA Tour in 2026, having fallen just short of a third title.
Former player Rennae Stubbs congratulated Kostyuk on her Madrid title, but she also made a point about the coaching teams of both players after the final.
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Stubbs posted on X: “Also want to highlight two female coaches in this final.
“Players pay attention!
“Women understand you and can make you better!
“These two players are VERY emotional and it’s proof that MAYBE just MAYBE they know how to get the best out of you, I really wish female players would see that more!”
It is certainly an intriguing argument from Stubbs, but whether or not more players come to such a realization remains to be seen.
Kostyuk is currently coached by Sandra Zaniewska, and Andreeva by Conchita Martinez, with the Madrid Open final clearly great for women’s tennis.
The two female coaches deserve huge credit for the success of their respective players, who boast a combined eight career WTA titles.
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The Russian in particular has expressed her emotions on and off the court, with Andreeva tearful in her runner-up speech in Madrid.
Andreeva has been told to balance her emotions going forward, but her current approach is absolutely understandable given that she only just turned 19.
Kostyuk is not much older at 23, and the Ukrainian star has now incidentally made history because of her age.
As per OptaAce, she is the first player born in 2002 to claim a WTA 1000 title.
Andreeva is already on the list for 2007, joined by the likes of Coco Gauff and Victoria Mboko for 2004 and 2006 respectively.
The future is clearly looking very bright for the WTA Tour, with Iva Jovic, Maya Joint and Linda Noskova among its many other young stars.
