Overview
- Kostyuk, who won Saturday's final 6-3, 7-5 over Mirra Andreeva, captured the Mutua Madrid Open for her first WTA 1000 title.
- She fell to the clay in tears and then landed a backflip in a jubilant celebration on the Caja Mágica court.
- True to her stated policy since the war, she skipped the post‑match handshake with the Russian runner‑up and went straight to the chair umpire.
- The title lifts her toward No. 15 in the rankings and extends her unbeaten run on clay this season to 11-0 in main draws and 12-0 including Billie Jean King Cup play.
- Andreeva, a top‑10 teenager with two WTA 1000 titles already, had two set points in the second set as their rivalry carried the wider tensions between Ukrainian and Russian players on tour.