Aryna Sabalenka challenges Iga Swiatek in the final of the Mutua Madrid Open 2023. It is the final between the top two seeded players. A very fascinating challenge, between two tennis players who are doing very well. Iga is the favorite especially because she is on clay-courts, a surface to which her tennis is perfectly suited.
In her career, Iga has won 13 titles, of which 5 on clay-courts. Sabalenka has won 12 titles, including one on clay, in 2021. In the heads-to-heads, Iga is ahead 5-2. The Pole also won the last challenge, played a few weeks ago on the Stuttgart clay-courts.
The challenge will be determined by who will play better from the baseline, and who will be able to put pressure on their opponent. Aryna Sabalenka, after winning a place in the final, explained: “It was my best game of the tournament so far, I knew she would fight for every point, but she didn’t destroy me that she returned every ball.
I kept playing, I still kept fighting for every point. I’m super happy with the level I showed. I’m also super happy to be in another final, I really want to play that match. I think the change I already made before Australia, I became a little calmer on the pitch, I don’t know, I’m probably getting old!
After the Australian Open I think everything ended up…
