The Polish Iga Swiatek and the Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka They will repeat the final this Saturday (6:30 pm) at the WTA 1000 Mutua de Madrid tournament.
The defending champion, Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka, 25 years old and world No. 2, staged a wild comeback to defeat the Kazakh Elena Rybakina24 and No. 4, by 1-6, 7-5 and 7-6 (5) in 2h.17′.
Exercising sheer endurance and competitive commitment from Sabalenka to seek a third crown. He was the best in 2021, he repeated it in 2023 in a great match against Swiatek, who will try again after defeating the American Madison Keys by 6-1 and 6-3.
Sabalenka, struggling to regain the level that allowed her to retain the Australian Open title, snapped a 16-game winning streak on the soil of a Rybakina boosted by a recent victory in Stuttgart, which had more success. than anyone else in the season, 30.
The naturalized Kazakh Russian had Sabalenka on the ropes, which she ruled with authority until she gave up her serve for 4-4. Rybakina regained the lead at 5-4 and served. At 30-30, two points away from sealing the classification, he had an easy forehand to produce the match ball, but he dropped it.
It gave wings to a fighting Sabalenka, who seized the opportunity to break back to 7-5 and force a third set, where she denied two break points for 6-5 and service. Rybakina. The brave Belarusian always comes back and definitely comes out in the tiebreak. Leading 6-3, he had to wait to serve, to show his determination and seal the long-awaited date with Swiatek, who would seek revenge.
Source: La Verdad
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