A major tennis tournament of the WTA-1000 category with a prize fund of about $7.6 million is coming to an end in Madrid. Belarusian Arina Sobolenko (2nd place in the WTA ranking) became the winner of the women’s singles competition.
In the final, our athlete defeated the first racket of the world from Poland, Ige Swiatek – 6:3, 3:6, 6:3. The match lasted almost 2.5 hours. For Arina Sobolenko, this is the third WTA title of the season and the 13th in her career. In addition, the Belarusian won the competition in Madrid for the second time, she was also the best in the Spanish capital in 2021.
Arina Sobolenko continues to lead in the championship race. In addition, the Belarusian came close to the Pole in terms of points in the WTA ranking.
It should be noted that another Belarusian Victoria Azarenka will play in the women’s doubles final. In a duet with Brazilian Beatriz Haddad Maya, our athlete will try to beat the American tandem Corey Gauff and Jessica Pegula. The match will take place on May 7th.
