The finals of the 2024 Madrid Masters took place over the weekend in Spain, with Poland’s Iga Swiatek winning on the women’s side and Russia’s Andrey Rublev winning on the men’s side.
In the Madrid Masters women’s final, Swiatek defeated Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus 7-5, 4-6, 7-6. Swiatek won the third set in a tiebreak, 9-7. This was a dramatic match with a lot of changes in momentum. In the end, Swiatek was victorious in a match that turned out to be a marathon. From a statistical perspective, Swiatek or Sabalenka did not have the clear edge in a single category. At the end of the day, Swiatek won the right points at the right time.
Swiatek’s match against Sabalenka was also special because we had the two best players in the WTA rankings going head-to-head. This was the first time Swiatek had played Sabalenka in 2024.
Sabalenka was one of four seeds Swiatek beat in Madrid. She also beat the 27th seed Sorana Cirstea of Romania 6-1, 6-1 in the third round, the 11th seed Beatriz Haddad Maia of Brazil 4-6, 6-0, 6-2 in the quarterfinals, and the 18th seed Madison Keys of the United States 6-1, 6-3 in the semifinals.
This was Swiatek’s third WTA 1000 series title in 2024. She also won in Qatar and Indian Wells.
On the men’s side, Rublev defeated Felix Auger-Aliassime of Canada in the final, 4-6, 7-5, 7-5. Rublev, who was the seventh seed, had the strong advantage when it came to winning percentage of second serve points. Rublev was at 72%, and Auger-Aliassime was at 41%.
During the tournament, Rublev beat four seeded players. He beat the 27th seed Alejandro Davidovich Fokina of Spain 7-6, 6-4 in the third round, the 24th seed Tallon Griekspoor of the Netherlands 6-2, 6-4 in the fourth round, the second seed Carlos Alcaraz of Spain, 4-6, 6-3, 6-2 in the quarterfinals, and the 12th seed, Taylor Fritz of the United States, 6-4, 6-3 in the semifinals.
This was Rublev’s second Masters 1000 Series career title. He previously won the 2023 Monte Carlo Masters. Rublev has won two ATP titles in 2024. He also won the Hong Kong Open in January.
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