Iga Swiatek had something for women’s tennis critics and doubters following a Madrid Open showdown with Aryna Sabalenka as the Polish four-time Grand Slam champion cheekily asked where were those claiming the women’s game was boring to watch and follow.
Last year, Swiatek and Sabalenka played high-level tennis throughout the entire 2023 Madrid final and that match was later voted as the 2023 WTA Match of the Year. This year, Swiatek and Sabalenka met in a rematch at Caja Magica and this time somehow produced even better tennis and had a more dramatic final. And after three hours and 11 minutes of grueling battle, Swiatek edged out Sabalenka 7-5 4-6 7-6 (7) after saving three championship points.
Throughout and after the final, praises were coming Swiatek and Sabalenka’s way for the show they managed to deliver.
“Who’s gonna say now that women’s tennis is boring, right?” Swiatek cheekily asked during her trophy speech.
On Saturday, Swiatek and Sabalenka met for the fourth time in a final of a tournament. Later, Swiatek – who won her 20th title in Madrid – described it as “the craziest” final of her career.
“I think it was the most intense and crazy final I played. Out of every match (in my career), hard to say, but a final makes it even more crazy,”…
