The Pole, world number 1, defeated her pursuer, the Belarusian Sabalenka, in more than three hours of play in the final of the Madrid Open.
The Polish Iga Swiatekworld number 1, won the WTA 1000 of Madrid After a final of more than three hours with her pursuer in the ranking, Aryna Sabalenka, which he beat 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7) this Saturday. He got the 20th title from him.
Swiatek raised three match points in favor of Sabalenka: the first two with 6 to 5 on her serve, and another in the decisive game, with 7 points to 6.
The 22-year-old Pole managed to win the second time she had after 3 hours and 11 minutes of play, after failing to take advantage of a point for the championship at 6-5.
Swiatek got revenge from a year ago when Sabalenka beat him in the Madrid final 6-3, 3-6, 6-3.
In first place in the world rankings for the 101st week, the three-time Roland Garros winner won her third title of the year, after Doha and Miami, all WTA 1000.
The two best world players reached the final, as in 2023, following very different paths.
With the exception of a quarterfinal in three sets of two and a half hours (against Haddad Maia), Swiatek reached the final with relative ease: four matches in two sets, in which he lost only 22 games and barely more than 1h15 maximum in court.
On the contrary, Sabalenka went to three sets in four of her five matches, similar to her semifinal of more than two and a half hours against the Kazakh Elena Rybakina, 4th. of the ranking.
Before meeting again at Roland Garros, Swiatek and Sabalenka should visit Rome next week.
Source: Ambito
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