Iga Swiatek received the ladies’s singles title within the Madrid Open 2024 after beating Aryna Sabalenka in a humdinger of a last on Saturday. After over 3 years, Swiatek received the match 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (9-7) at Manolo Santana. The Pole additionally avenged her defeat to Sabalenka final yr when she misplaced in one other 3-setter.
The 25-year-old Sabalenka had the possibility to equal Petra Kvitova’s tally of three Madrid Open titles, however Swiatek didn’t let that occur. Swiatek additionally prolonged her result in 7-3 towards Sabalenka on the WTA stage. It additionally occurred to be Swiatek’s twentieth title within the WTA.
The opening set turned out to be an absolute thriller as each gamers earned a break apiece to make it 5-5. However then, Swiatek broke Sabalenka’s serve to take the opening set. Sabalenka had an honest first serve, however a profitable share of solely 30.8 from her second serves let her down.
The thrill didn’t go down even within the second set. Sabalenka went 3-1 up with a break of serve after which Swiatek stormed again into the match. This time round, the Belarusian star held her nerve to take the match into the deciding third set.
Swiatek with the final chuckle
Within the decider, each gamers had been simply not keen to throw within the towel. Swiatek and Sabalenka transformed a break level apiece to make it 5-5. Within the subsequent sport, Sabalenka fetched herself 2 championship factors, however Swiatek saved each of them and took the competition right into a tie-breaker.
It was additionally the primary tie-breaker between them in 10 conferences. This time, Swiatek had a championship level at 6-5, however Sabalenka didn’t quit the ghost. Sabalenka did not convert a 3rd championship level because the match saved the viewers on the fringe of their seats.
However at 8-7, Swiatek transformed her second championship level because the curtains got here down on the cliffhanger in Madrid.
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