{"id":103641,"date":"2025-05-04T13:56:23","date_gmt":"2025-05-04T08:56:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/?p=103641"},"modified":"2025-05-04T13:56:24","modified_gmt":"2025-05-04T08:56:24","slug":"sabalenka-outplays-gauff-to-claim-madrid-open-crown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/nationaltimes.pk\/eng\/2025\/103641\/","title":{"rendered":"Sabalenka outplays Gauff to claim Madrid Open crown"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Pakistan(National Times)- World number one Aryna Sabalenka overcame a second-set fightback by fourth seed Coco Gauff to secure a 6-3 7-6(3) win and clinch her third Madrid Open on Saturday as the three-times major winner claimed her third title this year on the WTA tour. Sabalenka, who has played the last three finals of the WTA 1000 tournament, equalled Petra Kvitova&#8217;s record haul of three Madrid Open titles. She also caught up with Gauff in head-to-head, with five wins apiece after 10 meetings. &#8220;I always enjoy fighting against you, you&#8217;re such a fighter,&#8221; Sabalenka told Gauff at the presentation ceremony after she won her sixth straight match against top-10 ranked opponents this year without dropping a set. &#8220;I&#8217;m super happy I was able to win this year.&#8221; A dominant Sabalenka won four games straight without conceding a point to build a 4-1 lead in the first set. Although former US Open champion Gauff battled back with a break to make it 4-2, the Belarusian secured the set with another break. Gauff broke Sabalenka to go 2-1 up in the second set and held under pressure to build a 5-3 lead. But Gauff&#8217;s double faults while serving for the set allowed Sabalenka to break back and make it 5-5 before winning the title in a tiebreak. &#8220;Incredible tournament, you&#8217;re always tough to face&#8230; congratulations on all the success that you&#8217;re having,&#8221; Gauff told Sabalenka. &#8220;Hopefully I can be back in this position next year.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Pakistan(National Times)- World number one Aryna Sabalenka overcame a second-set fightback by fourth seed Coco Gauff to secure a 6-3 7-6(3) win and clinch her third Madrid Open on Saturday as the three-times major winner claimed her third title this year on the WTA tour. 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