Aryna Sabalenka celebrates with her trophy after defeating world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty to win the Mutua Madrid Open championship. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYAAshleigh Barty was bidding to become the first woman since Maria Sharapova in 2014 to win the Stuttgart and Madrid titles in the same season. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYAAryna Sabalenka snapped Ashleigh Barty’s 16-match red clay winning streak with a 6-0, 3-6, 6-4 triumph in the Madrid final. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYA“It was crazy match there,” Aryna Sabalenka said. ” I’m really happy that I could win this one. It feels amazing right now.” EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYAAryna Sabalenka won the final 10 straight points to top world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYA Aryna Sabalenka avenged her loss to Ashleigh Barty in the Stuttgart final. “She’s a big, strong girl. She’s able to dominate when she’s inside the court,” Ashleigh Barty said of Aryna Sabalenka. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYA“I was putting her under the pressure, especially in the end of the third set,” Aryna Sabalenka said. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYAAryna Sabalenka captured her first career clay-court crown and rises to a career-high rank of No. 4. EPA-EFE/CHEMA MOYA
