Madrid Open 2024 Final Result Women’s Singles: Swiatek vs Sabalenka. On Saturday, May 4th, Iga Swiatek, the world’s number one female tennis player, secured a thrilling victory over Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid Open women’s singles final. Swiatek’s hard-fought win with scores of 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7) marked her first title in the Spanish capital and served as sweet revenge for her defeat to Sabalenka in last year’s championship match. Swiatek seems ready for Roland Garros 2024 and has a high chance to grab the Grand Slam title this year.
Madrid Open 2024 Final Result: Women’s Singles Match Key Pointers
In the intense final match at Manolo Santana Stadium, Iga Świątek battled Aryna Sabalenka and emerged victorious with scores of 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7). Some noteworthy stats from the game include Świątek’s 2 aces and Sabalenka’s 4, with both players committing 4 double faults. Świątek boasted a 66% first-serve rate, while Sabalenka’s was slightly lower at 58%. Despite this, Sabalenka had a slightly higher win percentage on the first serve, at 68% compared to Świątek’s 67%.
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However, Świątek performed better on the second serve, winning 57% of points compared to Sabalenka’s 52%. Świątek converted 5 out of 12 break points, while Sabalenka converted 5 out of 13. Additionally, Świątek won 1 tiebreak while Sabalenka won none. Regarding receiving points, Świątek accumulated 48 compared to Sabalenka’s 46. In total, Świątek won 121 points throughout the match, securing victory with 18 games won, just one more than Sabalenka’s 17. Both players managed to win a maximum of 3 games in a row, and in terms of service points, Świątek came out on top with 73 points won, the same as Sabalenka, with both players winning 12 service games each.
The upcoming match of the Madrid Open 2024 Finals is the Men’s singles, which will take place today, May 5th, at 10 pm IST. We will see F. Auger-Aliassime playing against 7th-seed A. Rublev. F. Auger-Aliassime reached the finals after Lehecka retired from the Madrid Open 2024 semis match due to injury after continuously defeating 2 big names: Medvedev and Nadal.
Madrid Open 2024 Women’s Singles Prize Money Distribution
The total prize money for the women’s tournament is €7,787,020, which is approximately $8,945,369, or ₹677,979,230. Swiatek’s achievements at the Madrid Open will earn her a prize of €963,225, roughly $1,107,914 or ₹83,974,195, while Sabalenka’s second-place finish will result in a prize of €512,260, about $589,031 or ₹44,643,518.