Aryna Sabalenka raises Madrid’s open title after defeating Coco Gauff in the finals. (AP) World No. 1 Aryna Sabalenka secured her third Madrid open title by defeating Coco Gauff 6-3, 7-6 (7/3) on Saturday in Madrid. The victory described her 31 this season. The victory and joined her previous titles in Brisbane and Miami and at the same time corresponded to Petra Kvitov’s record of the open titles of three women in Madrid.
Sabalenka dominated the first set after Gauff’s initial possession, won 17 consecutive points and founded 4-1 leadership with breaks in the third and fifth game.
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26 -year -old Belarus secured the first set in 35 minutes when Gauff cut into the second set.
“Getting into the six finals sounds crazy to be honest … I work hard and I know that when they bring their game and if I fight for every point I can do it. But actually I really like to do it, I was glad, that’s fine.
21-year-old Gauff, Master of the US Open 2023, showed more resistance in the second set, in the third game broke and strengthened the advantage of 3-1.
At 5-4, for the set, Gauff faced difficulty with double disorders and saved three points of turns before Sabalenka eventually requested a break.
While a remarkable moment appeared when Sabalenek dropped the rocket during the assembly and washed down when she was looking at the crowd.
The match was closed in the countryside, where Sabalenka provided several points of the championship before Gauff’s double mistake gave her victory.
“You know, like now, Iga is probably not going well, which is perfectly fine, and I know it will come back. I just work into the future as if I were trying to improve my game as much as possible to be ready for anyone who will bring a call in court.”
The victory was particularly significant because Sabalenek ended up as a finalist last year and lost with Iga Swiatle, who was defeated by Gauff this year’s semifinals.
This victory was Sabalenko this year’s sixth final performance and 37. Her career and identified her fourth finals in Madrid in five years.
The current form of the Grand Slam champion will build it as a leading candidate for the French Open, where Swiato requested her latest title almost a year ago.
The result was brought by Sabalenko on 5-5 in matches with heads against Gauff.
“Overall, there are a lot of positives, but I am obviously disappointed by the way I played today. I feel like I could show myself better,” Gauff reflected after the match.
