Sabalenka reaches fourth Madrid final after overcoming Svitolina
The Belarusian extended her head-to-head lead over the Ukrainian to 5-1
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Aryna Sabalenka defeated Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-5 to reach the final of the 2025 Madrid Masters, reaching her fourth final (2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025) in the Spanish capital.
It was yet another late finish for the Belarusian, having battled past Marta Kostyuk in the previous night session.
Despite failing to serve the match out at 5-4 in the second set, Sabalenka looked confident against Svitolina – ending the Ukranian’s 11-match winning streak.
“Thank you so much guys [the crowd] for the atmosphere you bring here,” said Sabalenka, after the match. “It’s really enjoyable playing in front of you. I really love this stadium.
“Honestly, I hate playing the second [match] in the night session. It’s the worst as usually people are not staying for the last match – they always come for the night session match. “I was like: ‘Please guys, stay.’ Thank you so much for staying.”
The Belarusian will next face Coco Gauff, who dominated defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1.
