Swiatek reaffirmed the title in Stuttgart with a solid win over Sabalenka

Iga Swiatek is back this Sunday on the title track after announcing Stuttgart WTA 500 champion, in the inner clay. The Poles were defeated by 6-3 and 6-4 in Aryna Sabalenka to reaffirm his crown from last year.

The final was repeated between Swiatek and Sabalenka, now world number 1 and 2. If last year the student of Thomas Wiktorowski He took the doubles victory 6-2, this year’s final was also easily dominated by a Swiatek who added a new notch to his record.

It was the second of the year, after his victory in Doha, and the thirteenth of his career. After not being able to revalidate his victory in Indian Wells and giving up Miami due to injury, Swiatek made a triumphant reappearance on German soil at the start of his Roland Garros journey. In it, in principle, Madrid was marked as the next stop, a tournament that he resigned last year due to the overload of matches he had accumulated at the time.

Contrary to what was shown this Sunday, fresh legs, quick movement and dominating points from down court. Clay is a priori favorable terrain for Swiatek against new Australian Open champion Sabalenka, who takes better advantage of her serve and her immense power on hard courts. The Polish woman took advantage of this to perfection, removing his rival from below with forehand and backhand and trying to embarrass a Belarusian player who had to run several meters behind the court.

However, Sabalenkawho saved the opening break ball with an excellent first serve, showed up very reliable throwing service until the eighth game of the first setan important moment in which Swiatek took a step forward to achieve the break put the initial 6-3 on a tray.

This was the coup de effect in the party. Swiatek gets on the court more, moving more comfortably from the baseline both with his forehand and with his backhand. Sabalenka, running for several meters, gave up her serve from the start in the second set and, despite the fact that he later saved services by pulling the ERA, Swiatek led him in points from below. No reaction, the Polish cruised to a decisive 6-4 which served to sentence the title.

So, Swiatek started Roland Garros in the best possible way. The Pole again showed a solid version of the game on the decisive day in Stuttgart, after an early injury to Ons Jabeur a day before ending the number 1’s biggest test heading into the final. In the second, the final against Sabalenka, Swiatek scored well to add a new trophy to his record.