This Saturday, at 6.30 p.m., Aryna Sabalenka and Coco Gauff will compete for the title at the WTA 1000 in Madrid, as part of their first confrontation of the 2025 season. In great shape at the start of the season, La Belarusian, world number 1, has lost only one handle on her way to the final (against Elise Mertens in the third round).
With confidence, she has already won Miami this year, in addition to having reached the final at the Australian Open and Indian Wells. For the media of the Mutua Madrid Open, Sabalenka launched the final against the American, who for her part lost the first round of her second round 6-0 against Dayana Yastremska before unrolling the suite of the tournament.
“Taking as many finals in such a short time, I didn’t even think about it. It seems crazy. I’m just very grateful for every opportunity I have and honestly, it’s incredible that I play such a high level.
-I am very excited every time I come here to Madrid. I love playing in this stadium, I appreciate the support I receive. I like to get involved in beautiful battles and I am very happy to participate in a new final.
I hope to do a little better than last year. We had a lot of beautiful battles against each other with Coco, very difficult, very tight meetings. I will go on the court and I will fight on each point.
I think it is the best preparation to face someone as coconut, ”said Sabalenka, qualified for his third consecutive final in the Spanish capital. In 2024, she bowed against Iga Swiatek.
