Sara Sorribes Tormo defeated Victoria Azarenka 7–6, 6–3 in the Madrid Masters 1000 first round on clay on 27 April 2024, delivering an upset against the pre-match favourite. Azarenka, the betting favourite at 1.39 odds, was unable to impose her authority on the surface, whilst Sorribes Tormo capitalised on her opportunity at 3.28 odds to secure a competitive opening-set tiebreak before dominating the second. The result marks a significant scalp for Sorribes Tormo at an elite level and suggests momentum heading into the latter stages of the clay-court season.