{"id":434962,"date":"2023-05-06T15:23:54","date_gmt":"2023-05-06T19:23:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/ca\/?post_type=news&#038;p=434962"},"modified":"2023-05-06T15:24:32","modified_gmt":"2023-05-06T19:24:32","slug":"sabalenka-shocks-swiatek-in-3-sets-and-wins-mutua-madrid-open","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/7sport.net\/en\/news\/sabalenka-shocks-swiatek-in-3-sets-and-wins-mutua-madrid-open\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabalenka shocks Swiatek in 3 sets and wins Mutua Madrid Open"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>World number 2 Aryna Sabalenka beat world number 1 Iga Swiatek (6-3, 3-6, 6-3) and won the title at the Mutua Madrid Open.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89 ARYNA IS THE CHAMPION \ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89\ud83c\udf89<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SabalenkaA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SabalenkaA<\/a> wins her second <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMOPEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MMOPEN<\/a> singles \ud83c\udfc6 after beating Swiatek in a thrilling final (6-3, 3-6, 6-3).<\/p>\n<p>What a stunning match! \u2728 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vViUYlyLs9\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/vViUYlyLs9<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 #MMOPEN (@MutuaMadridOpen) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MutuaMadridOpen\/status\/1654925558625579008?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka won the 1<sup>st<\/sup> set 6-3 as she made the only break in the set, which was enough for the victory.<\/p>\n<p>Swiatek returned as she triumphed in the 2<sup>nd<\/sup> set 6-3 as the Polish player allowed to lose her serve, but also came back with 2 converted break points.<\/p>\n<p>Aryna secured the victory in the deciding 3<sup>rd<\/sup> set after 2 breaks from 2 chances as Iga had 4 chances for breaks but converted only 1, which cost her the game and the title in the Madrid Masters.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Aryna Sabalenka beats Iga Swiatek 6-3 3-6 6-3 in Madrid<\/p>\n<p>\u270513th title<br \/>\n\u27053rd title of 2023<br \/>\n\u270529-4 in 2023<\/p>\n<p>Her tiger spirit is felt in every stadium she plays<\/p>\n<p>Her genuine warmth connects with everyone who watches her interviews<\/p>\n<p>Aryna is doing something special for tennis \u2764\ufe0f <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/EOFjJBDNl1\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/EOFjJBDNl1<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 The Tennis Letter (@TheTennisLetter) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TheTennisLetter\/status\/1654925617891274752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Sabalenka and Swiatek had played 2 matches before on clay last year as the Polish world number 1 won both of them, but today Aryna was better and will take home the title from the Masters in the Spanish capital.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">To be the best, you have to beat the best.<\/p>\n<p>For the second time in her career, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SabalenkaA?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">@SabalenkaA<\/a> defeats the reigning World No.1 (2023, Swiatek\/2021, Barty) to claim the Madrid title \ud83c\udfc6<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/MMOPEN?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">#MMOPEN<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ki0QNNXqyy\" target=\"_blank\">pic.twitter.com\/Ki0QNNXqyy<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 wta (@WTA) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/WTA\/status\/1654929355393609728?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">May 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>World number 2 Aryna Sabalenka beat world number 1 Iga Swiatek (6-3, 3-6, 6-3) and won the title at the Mutua Madrid Open. 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