Swiatek reaches the final in Madrid without a moment's hesitation
Swiatek is still going strong in Madrid. Faced with a Madison Keys in fine form (winner over Coco Gauff and Ons Jabeur), the Pole was never troubled. Efficient on both serve and return, the world No.1 never let her powerless opponent breathe (6-1, 6-3 in 1h10).
The ease with which the three-time French Open winner reached the final of this Madrid tournament is astounding (20 games lost and 26 breaks won in 5 matches). Crushing all her opponents, Swiatek now reaches the Madrid final, as she did in 2023.
This Saturday, she will face the winner of the duel between Aryna Sabalenka (world No. 2 and Madrid titleholder) and Elena Rybakina (world No. 4 and Stuttgart champion), in a bid to win a WTA 1000 title for the 10th time in her career. Whatever happens, this final will have an air of revenge about it for the world number 1: revenge for last year's final (lost to Sabalenka) or revenge for the semi-final in Stuttgart (lost to Rybakina).
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