The Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka26 years and World Cup, will play this Saturday, not before 6:30 p.m., its fourth final in the WTA 1000 Mutua Madrid Open, third consecutive. He was champion in 2021 and 2023, gave the crown in 2024 to a Iga Swiatek overwhelmed this time in semifinals by the American Coco Gauff, 6-1 and 6-1.
Sabalenka closed Thursday’s night -day, imposing itself on the Ukrainian Elina Svitolina30 years and No. 17, 6-3 and 7-5 in 1h.32 ‘. He confirmed without palliative the prognosis about a rival to which he has baitdo on five of six occasions, the four most recent.
For Sabalenka, an almost round success. It will be sure of the French capital as more number one. If you win Coco Gauff, you will continue behind Swiatek. If it loses, it will be the American who captures the second place.
He aspires to a twentieth title in its 37th final, sixth of a season in which he won in Brisbane and Miami, giving in the Open of Australia, Indian Wells and Stuttgart, where he started the whipped land tour that leads to Roland Garros.
Coco Gauff, 21 years and current nº 4, will fight for an eleventh crown in its twelfth final. He only lost one, that of Roland Garros 2022. The others were his, the last forming team uses in the United Cup. On his own, the most recent triumph were the wtra finals with which he closed the previous campaign.
Sabalenka y gauff They have faced nine times, with 4-5 for the American, 0-1 also in their favor in whipped land, in Rome 2021 by 7-5 and 6-3. In the ‘semis’ of the Watta Finals, the closest antecedent, the American won 7-6 (4) and 6-3. It will be the second final among them: in the US Open 2023 Coco, 2-6, 6-3 and 6-2 reigned.
