The world number one, Aryna Sabalenka, exceeded a fight in the second sown of the fourth seed of Coco Goteff to ensure a 6-3 7-6 victory (3) and ensure his third open in Madrid on Saturday when the winner of the major of three times claimed his third title this year in the WTA Tour.
Sabalenka, who has played the last three finals of the WTA 1000 tournament, matched Petra Kvitova’s record of three open titles in Madrid. He also updated calmly in the head to face, with five victories each after 10 meetings.
“I always enjoy fighting you, you’re a fighter,” Sabalenka told Gound at the presentation ceremony after he won his sixth consecutive game against the opponents classified among the 10 best this year without dropping a set.
“I am very happy to have been able to win this year.”
A dominant Sabalenka won four games in a row without granting a point to build a 4-1 advantage in the first set. Although the former Gobal of the US Open Champion.
The base broke Sabalenka to climb 2-1 on the second set and kept under pressure to build a 5-3 advantage. But Gofeff’s double failures while serving for the set allowed Sabalenka to separate and do it 5-5 before winning the title in a tiebreaker.
“An incredible tournament, you are always difficult to face … Congratulations on all the success you are having,” Gounds told Sabalenka.
“I hope to return to this position next year.”
