Belorussian Arina Sobolenkosecond in the world tennis rankings, turned against statistics and won number onevarnish Iga Swiatek6-3, 3-6 and 6-3, the victory that gave him his second title in Caja Magicaafter that 2021.
🎉🎉🎉 ARINA – CHAMPION 🎉🎉🎉@SabalenkaA wins her second #MMOTOPEN singles 🏆 after beating Swiatek in a thrilling final (6-3, 3-6, 6-3).
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— #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) May 6, 2023
It was finish with maximum intensitywhich led to two hours 25 minutes and in which, like two years ago, Sobolenko took triumph after defeat the chain leader. So it was an Australian Ashleigh Barty and now a player from Warsaw, who in his first final in Madrid was more defensive, at the pace set by the opponent, and when he wanted to react, was already behind by a set.
He The thirteenth title of Sobalenko in his career and third in the season, after which he won in Adelaide and in Australian Open.
after the fall defeated two weeks ago Swiatek in the Stuttgart final (Germany), Sobolenko kept her promise to take her shots slow in this new final and wait for the right moment to take every point.
Sobolenko disputed twenty-third career finals, sixth on land. It has more wins than any other player this year29 with the one this Saturday reached a day after her 25th birthday and on a track she herself has defined as ideal for her conditions.
Belarusian is also a number two worlds since last January when he won the Australian Open.
The two finalists had previously encountered seven timesWith five Polish victories. On clay, Swiatek won three out of three times without dropping a set. Sobolenko turned the statistics in Madrid and took first place as a prize. 1000 points distributed by Madrid tournament and economic premium 1.1 million euros. The loser leaves 650 points and 580,000 euros.
The duel of the first seeded in the WTA rankings went back and forth, ending in a tense 6-3, 3-6 and 6-3to give the Belarusian Spanish glory, against a rival that she considers “He always pushes her to the limit.”
Swiatek always pushes me to the limit, I really wanted to beat her because she is a great player. I hope there will be many more finals between us. I am very happy because it was a great battle. I am very happy that I have this title.
“You need matches like this to see number one and number two in the final. It’s better for subscribers. When people can see such matches and such battles, they like it. I hope that we can continue to do this,” admitted the Belarusian, who works well on clay.
(According to information from EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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