Iga Swiatek won the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix for a second consecutive year. The world number one created a statement week upon returning to her preferred clay court after a brief sabbatical to repair a rib issue. The statement week culminated in a 6-3 6-4 triumph against her closest opponent, Aryna Sabalenka.
Swiatek saved the single break point she faced despite the fact that the match was competitive the entire time. The Pole took the lead after breaking Sabalenka for 5-3 in the opening set. She then broke Sabalenka once again to open the second set, which she easily held to the end. Swiatek, whose advantage at the top of the rankings was trimmed, won her second championship of the year.
Sabalenka and the Porsche
Aryna was visibly disappointed to lose the final also because the winner would also get a nice Porsche. The Belarussian player pretended to hit the car after receiving the trophy.
Po przegranym pojedynku z Igą #Świątek Aryna #Sabalenka 🇧🇾nie kryła emocji. Na nagraniu widać, jak podchodzi do nagrody, jaką przyznano 🇵🇱tenisistce. Chodzi o #Porsche #Taycan. W pewnej chwili Białorusinka zamachnęła się na samochód, tak jakby chciała go uderzyć i zniszczyć pic.twitter.com/zXGWBGzeGu
— 🇵🇱 Antyfarmazon 🇵🇱💪 (@ZaMundurem) April 23, 2023
Here is the video.
Aryna Sabalenka in 2023
Currently the world no.2 (career-high), Sabalenka played her last match on the 23rd of April when she was overcome by world no.1 Iga Swiatek 6-3 6-4 in the final in Stuttgart (draw).
Currently, during this year Sabalenka owns a composed 23-4 record. The Belarussian conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Adelaide and Australian Open. Sabalenka reached the final in Indian Wells and Stuttgart.
Iga Swiatek in 2023
At the moment ranked no.1, the Pole played her last match on the 23rd of April when she overcame world no.2 Aryna Sabalenka 6-3 6-4 in the final in Stuttgart to win her 13th career title.
Currently, during this year the Pole has achieved a compiled 20-4 win-loss record. Iga conquered 2 titles in 2023 in Doha and Stuttgart. Iga reached the final in Dubai.
Aryna Sabalenka and Iga Swiatek fought against each other 7 times. Their head to head is 5-2 for Swiatek. Previously, the last time they squared off, Iga Swiatek won 6-3 6-4 in the final in Stuttgart (Porsche Tennis Grand Prix) on the 23rd of April 2023.
In the following video you can watch the highlights.
