Madrid Open Highlights: Swiatek vs Sabalenka LIVE: Aryna Sabalenka defeated World No.1 Iga Swiatek to win the Madrid Open final on Saturday, 6th May 2023. The Belarusian clinched a 6-3, 3-6, 6-3 victory in the contest. With the win, Sabalenka has avenged her defeat in the Stuttgart Open final last week. Follow Madrid Open 2023 LIVE updates on InsideSport.IN
Madrid Open Highlights: Aryna Sabalenka defeats Iga Swiatek to clinch Madrid Open title – Watch Highlights
Sabalenka, the 2021 Madrid champion, took 2 hours and 25 minutes to topple top-seeded Swiatek and win the tournament for the second time in the last three years. The achievement marks Sabalenka’s 13th career WTA Tour singles title.
Coming into the final, Sabalenka had never taken a set off of Swiatek in their three previous clay-court meetings. In fact, they had faced off in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix less than two weeks ago, where Swiatek collected a dominant 6-3, 6-4 victory on indoor clay.
However, Sabalenka turned that record around in a hard-hitting display on Manolo Santana Stadium on Saturday, notching her tour-leading 29th match-win of the season. Sabalenka picked up her first title since she won her first Grand Slam championship at the Australian Open at the start of February.
“I am just super happy with this win, especially against Iga on clay,” Sabalenka said. “It is always tough against each other and you always push me to my limits. I hope we will play many more times this season.”
On Sunday, defending champion Carlos Alcaraz and Jan Lennard Struff in the final.
Madrid Open LIVE: Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka set up yet another final showdown in WTA Tour, top two seeds set to battle for Madrid Open title – Follow LIVE updates
