The world’s number one tennis player Iga Swiatek (Poland) will face Aryna Sabalenka (Belarus) in the final of the WTA 1000 Madrid Open. Thus, both top seeds will face for the second time in less than a month on the WTA final. At the WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix In Stuttgart, Iga Swiatek defeated Aryna Sabalenka by 2-0 (6:3, 6:4) and now the Belarusian player will seek a revenge.
Iga Swiatek advanced to the final after giving only 2 games to Veronika Kudermetova (Russia) and winning by 2-0 (6:1, 6:1) in 1:20 hours.
Iga Swiatek played the match at a very high level, although she only hit 52% of her first serves. However, the Roland Garros champion was almost flawless in the rest of the game, going as far as 12 break points in the match, converting five of them.
Until now, the leader in the WTA rankings Iga Swiatek and the world’s No 2 Aryna Sabalenka have played eight matches, with the Polish player leading with 6-2 victories. Iga Swiatek has won all three matches on clay and has 4-1 in the last 5 matches.
Curiously, for only the third time in the last 40 years, the world No 1 and No 2 will face twice on clay in one season. In 1984, this was done by Martina Navratilova and Chris Evert in Amelia Island and at Roland Garros, and in 2013, Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova played at the WTA 1000 Madrid Open and Roland Garros.
Since the beginning of the season, Aryna Sabalenka plays her 5th final, so for won two (Australian Open and WTA 500 Adelaide International) and lost two (WTA 1000 Indian Wells Open and WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix In Stuttgart). On the other side, Iga Swiatek played her 4th final, winning two of them (WTA 500 Qatar TotalEnergies Open and WTA 500 Porsche Tennis Grand Prix In Stuttgart) and losing one (WTA 1000 Dubai Duty Free Tennis Championships).
Aryna Sabalenka already won WTA 1000 Madrid Open in 2021, while Iga Swiatek played in the final of the tournament for the first time.
