Iga Swiatek vs. Aryna Sabalenka - prediction, head-to-head, tournament so far

For the first time at the Madrid Open, the most recent women's finalists will clash once more in the 2024 Championship match, as Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka battle for glory on Saturday.

The world number one thrashed Madison Keys to reach yet another clay final, while Sabalenka - the defending champion - pulled off a miraculous comeback against Elena Rybakina.

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Still on course to right the wrongs of the 2023 Madrid Open, where she suffered just her second-ever defeat in a Masters final, Swiatek was a class above American 18th seed Keys, who had navigated her way past Ons Jabeur and Coco Gauff to set up a meeting with the world number one.

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