Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka: What will it take to turn their shadow rivalry into an era-defining one?
In the Madrid final in early May, Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka played one of the best matches of 2024. It was a see-saw slugfest that went on for three hours. Sabalenka had three championship points, but Swiatek emerged the winner, 9-7 in a final-set tiebreaker.