Iga Swiatek vs. Aryna Sabalenka | 2023 Madrid Final | WTA Match Highlights 

How good is this rivalry?! In the second straight No.1 vs. No.2 final on the Hologic WTA Tour, Aryna Sabalenka defeats Swiatek for the first time on clay and wins her second Mutua Madrid Open title 🏆

Sabalenka and (especially Iga), hit those kind of shots that the rest of the wta would normally miss if they went for. This was so good. Great quality match

Congrats from Warsaw Poland Aryna. I have always been Victoria Azarenka's fan and yours. Happy for you to get yourself such a great birthday present.🇧🇾🇵🇱❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️

Beautiful final. The ladies showed their best tennis. The emotions were worthy of a final.

Let’s just celebrate that the two best players in the world battled for three sets and nearly two and a half hours in a match that seesawed and wasn’t decided until the final point. This rivalry is exactly what women’s tennis needs for the next 5-10 years.

What a win for Sabs. Especially on clay against Swiatek. That's HUGE and will give her enormous confidence going into RG.

wow what a match clearly the two best players in the world .. huge respect to aryna for beating iga on clay is almost mission impossible .. amazing rivalry hopefully both can keep it up and we can see more finals like this .. top class tennis 👏👏🔥🔥

What a match!! I'm 1GA'S supporter but this time Aryna's win is well deserved. Congrats!!!

I’m very shocked at this comment section and I’m loving it so far, no bashing of miss sabalenka love to see it 👏🏾👏🏾

Sabalenka's game is outstanding!!!!!!

Aryna did almost mission impossible job ... well done 👏 ✔️

Congratulations Sabalenka. Awesome job.

One of the best match I ever Seen ! Such an intensity ! Look at the speed of the ball ! Aryna, you deserve this title !!

Congrats Sabalenka! Wow - she's so strong and getting better it seems. Outstanding!

One thing for sure these two always play at a high level when they play each other.

Wow, just wow! Aryna, you played hard and hung in there. What an exciting match! Congratulations!

Congratulazioni Aryna per aver vinto il Madrid Open. Ti amiamo qui a Roma e speriamo che tu vinca l'Open d'Italia quest'anno. Cordiali saluti da Roma.

It’s battles like this that elevate the game of tennis to new heights. WHAT. A. MATCH! Both of these ladies were on fire, showing us why they are on top of the game. Iga brought her full arsenal to bear, but Aryna personified the Tigress and pure power of will and mental strength won out. Congrats Aryna for an incredible win! 🏆💪🏼

One of the best women's match I ever seen in life and I saw easily plus than 5.000 these 15 years that one surely got into my top 5 coincidentally another one top 5 imo was in Madrid too Sharapova x Bouchard unfortunately not a final. Nothing to criticize only to praise both high level technique, wise tactical and mental strong.

What a match! I"m absolutely thrilled by play of thees two players. This is what WTA should look like. Congrats to Aryna. She was better today. I'm looking forward to see rivarly between Iga and |Aryna. Best wisches to all from Poland.

Iga jesteśmy z Tobą, głowa do góry! Jesteś i będziesz najlepsza!

What a match, what a final. A beautiful spectacle of two great tennis players. Bravo Aryna, a well-deserved victory. You beat the queen of clay. Saba silenced all the hatersss. Let's go for more 👑❤️

Great match❣️Congrats Aryna ❤🏆

These two just literally ripped the ball. The pace and power coming from those shots is otherworldly

Delighted is the way I feel for Aryna. Congrats to a fighting champion. Love this fierce competition. Great for women's tennis. So happy for Aryna.

Really great stuff from Aryna. Not everyone can say they beat the best player in the world on her best surface. Great job!

I'm not a big Sabalenka fan, but she really deserves this victory. This year has seen her reset her mental game by leaps and bounds. She seems serious and focused so far. Well done, Aryna!

Sabalenka deserves the victory. She plays like tiger, powerful and agile....

Madrid is Sabalenka Tournament a great champion. Although my best recognition for Iga Swiatek👏👏👏 a true Champion even though this was not her tournament she Never Give Up Amazing Athlete Amazing phenomenon. Forza Iga!!! Forever!!

The title match was amazing, dramatic and had everything. Both tennis players presented an unprecedented level and played at the highest speed.🔥 Iga Świątek was in great shape in Madrid👍.But she had to acknowledge the superiority of her rival this time. 🙄😯 

Just look at the joy on Aryna's face. Beating Iga is no fluke now. Aryna not only has the power, but she has a beautiful flow to her game now. Not just a power hitter anymore. She is matching Iga shot for shot and she's moving explosively to the ball and executing very difficult placement from taking the ball so early. Something Iga does so well. Fantastic win Aryna❤

Congrats to Aryna! What a match from both players. Such pace and strength. Looking forward to their continued rivalry.

Беларусь 🇧🇾! Собаленко 👍🏻 🎉

This is the new Capriati-Seles US Open 1991 Match. A new level of power in women's tennis. Crazy.

Great display of versatility from Aryna. Well done from both ladies 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾

She deserves it and has been working for it. She played her best tennis. She remained relentless and faithful. She is indeed wonderful this year. Swaitek got the better of her several times. Goes to show that people cam grow, overcome their weaknesses and overcome their suppressors. Believing and fighting for a change is key!

I’m loving this new rivalry between Swiatek and Sabalenka 🎾🎾🎾

I am so happy for her. Both of them are such pros. Amazing tennis.

Great match! Congrats to Sabalenka! Iga will come back even stronger… can’t wait to see this rematch in Paris!

Арина, вперёд!

What a match. Beating Iga in this form is not easy. Kudos Sabalenka. Well played.

Wow. Sabalenka played like the player she deserves to be. Loved watching her fill into her own champion shoes and become the warrior princess we all love to watch.

Iga lookes vulnerable from the start defending herself from nothing new but the usual sheer power of Sabalenka's groundstrokes. Granted, Sabalenka has not been known as one of the most consistent players on the tour and that power has sometimes wrecked havoc on her own game. There was a little bit of that in the second set but once she regrouped and could use her power with less errors she again simply overpowered her opponent.

Aryna is unstoppable! Congratulations 👏 🇧🇾well done !

They’re on a different level 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 Way above the rest of the field. Great match, and congrats to Sabalenka 🐯

Arina - power, strength, Belarusian beauty

Congratulations Aryna, great match. As a Rybakina fan I wouldn't be expecting much in Rome but hope to see her back fully fit in Paris to take on both of these great players. 👏👏

The way sabalenka is hitting reminds me of how Serena hit confident and freely, hope she get more wins like this!

Women's Game Big 3 right now

Congratulations! What a final it's been against Aryna and Iga. So proud to see Aryna winning her second title in Madrid, beating the first seeded player in the final once again. She proved that she's one of the best tennis player from the current WTA season. Can't wait to see her playing in the rest of the clay season. She is gonna be a tough opponent next year in Madrid! 😁🥰👏🏻🏆♥️

Yes! Yes! Yes! She did it!

This was like a heavyweight boxing match. I think the best match of Sabalenka’s career.

Undoubtedly one of the most formidable final encounters which was contended between Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka in WTA during this season. Almost each point was scintillating. Each rally was played in the high level. It was very hard to keep the entire showdown under the composure. One side was going to become the winner one in the end. I would like to congratulate Sabalenka for this tremendous title, annihilating world no.1 competitor on the clay court surface first time. In fact, Iga was really close to attain her first championship in Mutua Madrid Open Tournament. It missed with the minor margins but someday Iga Swiatek will clinch a colossal championship in Mutua Madrid Open Tennis Tournament

Saba hitting harder than Alcaraz 😅 Congrats 🎉

Aryna the amazon of WTA, played so well this time. Need more rivalry like this again WTA. These 2 are the best 2 players in WTA rught now.

Congratulations to Sabalenka ! Respect from Poland !

Congratulations! I'm glad Sabalenka taught Swiatek a lesson.

I cant imagine the Italian Open having a final without these two again

Wspaniały finał 👏👏👏!!! Dwie najlepsze tenisistki na swiecie dały nam dużo sportowych emocji ❤️!🌹👏!!!

Saba is the true epitome of perseverance....this match is a lesson of that

Sabalenka shocked me! She really has what it takes!

Those cross court corner shots by aryna was impressive best she every played

Aryna really did her best to win ,really happy for her ,she deserves the victory

A victory over Iga ON CLAY means a lot. Even though it’s more like a hard court with a layer of dirt at Madrid, it can still give Sabalenka a lot of confidence to play Iga on clay in Rome and more importantly at RG. I hope they can meet again at the RG final!

Best regards from Serbian to Sabalenko our Ortodox people. ZJZ

Que jogo incrível que eu acompanhei digno de grande final parabéns as duas foram fantásticas 👏👏

What a thriller that was ! Hopefully these two will meet again many times this season.

Świetny mecz. Sabalenka w formie. Uderza mega mocno. Iga super. Ale 1 set mega nie wyszedl. 1 podanie nie istniało. Potem było super. Ostatecznie mega mecz. Brawo Iga i Arya

I’m not surprised Sabalenka won this, but the level she reached at points in this match was astonishing. These are clearly the best two players in the world right now.

Congratulations Aryna. Love you ❤❤❤

This rivalry could be the game changer and may brought more crowd on WTA events.

Nobody hits it harder than Sabalenka in women’s game today. Hope to see Rybakina back soon and then we can have a 3-way race for year-end No. 1 in 2023. 1. Sabalenka 2. Swiatek 3. Rybakina

Rooting for Sabalenka. Controlled Brute Power is the key

Love a compelling rivalry. They're the strongest and most reliable WTA #1 & #2 in a long while. Hope to see Rybakina, Pegula, and Krejčíková add to the drama as well.

It was sensational shot making from both these competitors , it's worth a final , Congrats to Sabalenka on her victory not taking anything away from Swiatek though, Tennis in good hands with both ya ll

A very interesting game came from Arina. She won thanks to several aspects that were not typical for her in other matches on clay against Iga: firstly, Arina was very good on the defensive, dragging difficult balls, every time she thought that the ball was about to hit the net, but Arina managed to catch up to them and sent it to the opposite side, which of course Iga did not expect and made mistakes in long draws. Secondly, Iga, as always, began to read Arina's serve very well in the 2nd and 3rd sets (there were a lot of tricks right through from Iga), but in the 3rd set Arina adapted to this and after another classy reception by Iga, she managed to ball, sat down very well on it from the backhand and counterattacked the polka with even greater speed than Iga. Swiatek could not expect this from Arina either, in the end she was also mistaken from hopelessness. These two factors, as for me, influenced the victory of Arina.

I had a heads up, before the finals today. Congratulations , Sabalenka, you're one sensational Madrid open Champion!! Yes, you matched the best!!

So happy Sabalenka 🚀 won this

So happy for Aryna!! She’s been honing her skills for many years ! 2023 it’s been her year

Very well done... Congratulation! Aryna. You defeated the No.1.

Congratulations Swiatek, the best 💖🎾✨💪!!!

Such a great final! So impressed with Aryna's heart ...... fighting through the loss at the last meeting. Unkind words that Iga said about how she should be banned at all majors. This match was a little payback. Go 'Ryna!

Congrats to both ladies, and thumbs up for Sabalenka! Nothing comes easy 👏👏👏

Win highly deserved. All the best ladies. Always sabalenka fan.

Арина молодец! Так держать!

So good for tennis that Sabalenka defeated Swiatek! If there could be a big 3 or 4 with the 2 of them + Rybakina and maybe Krejcikova, women's tennis would be great again to watch. And Sabalenka seems to be so fun AND dedicated to her sport, good that she takes the spotlight now.

Ich freue mich total für Sabalenka ,dass Sie dem ganzem Stand gehalten hat und mental stark geblieben ist.Politik hat im Sport nicht verloren. Einfach super ! Der bessere hat gewonnen! 👍

Молодец Белорусска!

The WTA definitely needs a consistent rivalry like this to put women's tennis back on the map

Outstanding match. Well done ladies!!!

Very happy for Sabalenka, in fact I’m always happy for anyone who beats Swiatek. I’m looking forward to having Sabalenka and Rybakina as world numbers 1&2 in any order.

Just loved to see these 2 battle it out, proving why they r rated numbers one n two in the world! Bravo to Aryna for just digging deeper n overcoming Iga👏🏾

Que gran torneo de Sabalenka!! Iga lo intentó, pero ahora mismo está un peldaño por debajo!

It amazing how much pace Sabalenka can generate off the slow clay court with her passing shots; it sure defies the law of gravity…what a match! Iga is going to be coming at her relentlessly in these match-ups. Sabalenka’s problem has always been “composure”; let’s see if she continues to keep it in check. So far, so good! I’m so happy for her.

Very high level from both.

Sabalenka is 80kg of pure force, she is moving well for that weight. When she is focused, she is simply to strong for others. Only few can even try to stop her.

Top 3 in current WTA: iga, Aryna, Ryba. the battles between them are needed for this sport!

Sabalenka with *believe* is a scary prospect for all other WTA players.

Sabalenka is pummeling the ball. 😮

Sabalenka played so good here, she made Iga grunt hard for a shot. I like them both including Rybakina, but if had to choose my who I would wanna win, it's Rybakina --> Swiatek --> Sabalenka. But if it's Saba's turn this time, then I'm happy for her. These 3 make the current women's tennis era look great.