Elina Switolina has recently impressed with form, won 11 meetings in a row, she did not lose a single set. But on Thursday evening she had the most difficult obstacle on the road to the final in Madrid. Aryna Sabalenka It looks great on earth courts in the Spanish capital. In this match She also confirmed her class.
Sabalenka imposed the pace at a crucial moment
Aryna Sabalenka From the beginning she read the game Elina Switolina very well. The Ukrainian woman had to use the entire width of the court and throw it out of Sabalenka to hope to score a point. Fortunately, her leader was deduced with the leader of the world ranking, she had a problem with scoring after the second website. It made it easier to remain in touch.
In the fourth game Sabalenenko managed to break Switolina, winning the game to zero. But that didn't give her a lot of advantage. Actually, Switolina looked more mobilized and motivated, more often changed the direction of play. She managed to break down in the seventh game and lead to 3: 4.
Lost, the game with his own pass worked on Sabalenka like a red cloth on the bull. The Belarusian served harder, more aggressively, service aces fell. Her Forhend was practically impossible to receive. She broke the defense of the Ukrainian woman in the eighth game. In the nine, she did not slow down, although Switolina bravely played defense. Sabalenka, however, finished the set at the first set ball and won the 6: 3 party in 44 minutes.
Switolina appeared Sabalence
The second set began with a quick break performed by Sabalenka. She continued to play aggressively, imposed great intensity. But Switolina was tenacious, she laid a high pace of the meeting. She did well in both short and long exchanges. It was hard to break her. She remained in contact with Sabalena. She gave her no opportunity to break.
Switolina trampled Sabalence on her heels. You could think about competition at least to seven games won. The more that Sabalenka was more and more often throwing the ball, she did not keep her head. Despite the fact that the leader of the ranking led 5: 4, it could not be said that he would win promotion to the finals with his own application. Switolina led to a draw after the second Break Point. It was a point donated by Sabalenka, after her unforced mistake, and there were more and more of them.
The match stopped arranging for Sabalenka's thought, he got out of control, in the eleventh game she lost 15:30. But the Belarusian managed to reverse the situation and break Switolina once again in this meeting. In the next game she showed her power, winning him until 15. She won in the set 7: 5, all over match 2: 0 and advanced to the final. The meeting lasted 93 minutes.
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On Saturday in the match for the title of Aryna Sabalenek he will play with Coco Goufffwhich crashed Iga Świątek in two sets 6: 1, 6: 1.