Sabalenka broke Svitolina unbeaten on clay this year and is about to win her third title in Madrid

Today's world number one tennis sister and Belarusian star Sabalenka defeated Svitolina 6:3, 7:5 in the women's singles semifinals of the 2025 Madrid tennis tournament on the 1st local time, not only cutting off the momentum of the Ukrainian women's 9 consecutive victories on clay, but also only one step away from winning the third crown of the tournament.

Belarusian star Sabalenka

Sabalenka finally broke Svitolina's unbeaten gold body on clay this year after 1 hour and 32 minutes of fierce battle, and the latter, who has become a mother, carried the momentum of the French Rouen station and Germany, and switched to this WTA 1,000-point clay tournament and broke through 4 levels in a row, but the momentum of 9 consecutive wins and 1 set has not been lost recently, and it is still ended by the menacing Belarusian top seed. This is Sabalenka's fourth career Women's Singles final in Madrid, and after winning in 2021 and 2023, she returns to the finale and will face US fourth-seed Gauff for the title, although she has a slight advantage in the past with a 5-4 victory, but Gauff won the only clay-court meeting between the two in Rome in 2021.

Sabalenka, who turns 27 on May 5, is also the leader in the number of wins on this year's tour, becoming the first WTA star to win 30 matches this year after beating Svitolina with four break points.