The best tennis player in the world today, Aryna Sabalenkaconsolidated his reign this Saturday, May 3, when he was crowned as champion of the Mutua Madrid Open 2025 Thanks to a victory in the final for 6-3, 7-6 (3) About the American Coco Gauff.
The number 1 of the world ranking was consecrated WTA 1000 champion of the Spanish capital for the third time in his career. Had already done it in the editions of 2021 y 2023while there was also the luxury of playing its third consecutive final of this contest.
Sabalenka, No. 1 of the world ranking, consolidated a first half of 2025 in which he practically swept over his rivals. It reached 6 ends of the 8 tournaments he played in the season And with this Saturday, he added his third title in the year: he also consecrated champion in the WTA 500 de Brisbane and the WTA 1000 de Miamiwhile also reached the final of the only Grand Slam played so far, the Australian Open. In summary, throughout 2025, it reaps a record of 31 victories and just 5 losses.
For its part, Gauff could not take the victory in his first final played in 2025. Nº 4 of the world had to find variants on a surface that is not of its favorite: His closest brick powder end had been at Roland Garros 2022.
Meanwhile, the American could not consecrate WTA 1000 champion of Madrid for the first time in his career And he ran out of the possibility of winning his first individual title of the year. His last coronation was in the Watta Finals of Riad 2024in November 2024.
The meeting had ups and downs by the two tennis players throughout their development. Despite Gauff’s advantage in the first game of the final, Sabalenka reaped a streak of 17 consecutive points to put a partial 4-1 In the first set. The American managed to reduce the distance to 4-3, but in the end No. 1 recovered the consistency and took the set 6-3.
In the second partial, Gauff managed to break the service and obtain an advantage of 3-1. However, at the closure of the set and with a partial of 5-4 and its service, it could not close the result. The American traced a party point against duel 5-6, but in the Tiek Break Sabalenka she was much more precise and the victory finally took. Nº 4 of the World committed its eighth double foul from the game, enough for Sabalenka to win the Tiek Break 7-3 and crowned champion once again in Madrid.
In this way, the history between both tennis players was matched in 5 victories for each. The same happened in the late history between the two: so far, in The only final they had crossed had been at the US Open 2023when Gauff won 2-6, 6-3, 6-2.
Mutua Madrid Open 2025 will close on Sunday, May 4, with the Male Final between the Norwegian Casper Ruud and the British Jack Draper.
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