Sabalenka won the treble in Madrid, and got the best birthday present on the same level as Serena Williams

On the 3rd local time, the world's first sister in tennis and Belarusian star Sabalenka defeated the fourth seed Gauff of the United States 6:3, 7:6 (7:3) in the women's singles final of the 2025 Madrid Tennis Championships.

This co-men's and women's WTA 1000-point clay tournament was held in the Spanish capital, and Sabalenka, who has made four finals in five years, got off to a strong start 4:1 and snatched the first set from 21-year-old Gauff. In the second set, the top seed of Belarus withstood the pressure and resolved the end of the set, forcing the battle line into a tie-break, and finally the quasi-birthday star scored 4 key goals from 3:3 in a row, and won the second set in 1 hour and 39 minutes.

Sabalenka won her third women's singles title at the Madrid Open

Sabalenka, who will turn 27 on May 5, not only celebrated her birthday with the Gold Cup in advance after her third seal since 2021 and 2023, but also tied the Czech record for a left-handed Kvitova for the most three crowns in tournament history, "Every time I come to Madrid, I am very excited to play this beautiful stadium," she said after the victory: "I don't know, I just like the stadium and enjoy the support of the fans, I think that's the secret." ”

Sabalenka won her third title this season and her 20th career title after Brisbane and Miami, and she is also the second star in history to win the Miami hard court and Madrid clay double gold cup in the same year, becoming the second person after the American diva Serena Williams in 2013. Sabalenka has a 31-5 record this season and is also ahead of the pack in wins by the group.