- World No 2 Sabalenka bests No 1 Swiatek in final 6-3, 3-6, 6-3
- Victory is Belarusian’s first on clay against Pole
Aryna Sabalenka produced a statement victory in tennis’s blossoming heavyweight rivalry, maintaining her composure to secure her first clay-court win against Iga Swiatek and triumph at the Madrid Open for the second time.
After three intense, quality sets, Sabalenka, the No 2, edged out the No 1 6-3, 3-6, 6-3. As the Belarusian denied her rival the only big clay-court title missing on her résumé, their head-to-head narrowed to 5-3 in Swiatek’s favour.
Written by Tumaini Carayol at La Caja Mágica
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