Madrid Open: Gauff to face Sabalenka in final

MADRID: Coco Gauff defeated defending champion Iga Swiatek 6-1, 6-1 on Thursday to storm into her first Madrid Open final. She will now face world number one Aryna Sabalenka for the WTA 1000 title. Swiatek's frustration mounted in the game when Gauff stormed back from 0–1 to win 11 straight games and 12 of the last 13. Visibly rattled, the top seed lost her composure and was even hit with a rare code violation for an audible obscenity. Two-time champion Sabalenka claimed a straight-sets victory over Ukraine's Elina Svitolina 6-3, 7-5 to reach her third consecutive final in Madrid. The Belarusian delivered a dominant performance and appeared to be cruising to victory after breaking early in the second set and serving for a 5-4 lead. However 17th seed Svitolina broke back in what seemed a momentum shift, before Sabalenka responded immediately, breaking again to seal the win in just over 90 minutes. (Agencies).

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