Madrid Open 2023 Women's Final, Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka: Where to watch, TV schedule, live streaming details, and more
Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka will lock horns in the women's singles final at this year's Madrid Open. Both players have been in terrific form so far this season and will meet each other for the eighth time, with Swiatek leading the head-to-head 5-2.
The two recently met in the final of the Porsche Tennis Grand Prix in Stuttgart, where the Pole triumphed 6-3, 6-4.
Swiatek entered Madrid as the top seed. She started with a 6-3, 6-2 win over Julia Grabher before defeating 28th seed Bernarda Pera 6-3, 6-2. The 21-year-old then took on 16th seed Ekaterina Alexandrova in the fourth round and won the opening set 6-4.
Alexandrova fought hard in the second set and won it 7-6(3) to force the match into a decider. Swiatek, however, held her nerve to win it 6-3 and book her place in the quarterfinals.
She thrashed 27th seed Petra Martic 6-0, 6-3 in the last eight, before easing past 12th seed Veronika Kudermetova 6-1, 6-1 to book her place in the final.
Sabalenka, meanwhile, entered the Madrid Open as the second seed and started the tournament with a 6-4, 6-3 win over Sorana Cirstea. She then defeated Camila Osorio 6-4, 7-5 before triumphing 6-3, 6-1 over teenager Mirra Andreeva to book her place in the quarterfinals.
Sabalenka faced Egypt's Mayar Sherif in the last eight, and the latter won the opening set 6-2. However, Sabalenka regained her rhythm in the second set and won it by the same scoreline before taking the final set 6-1 to reach the semifinals.
She then beat ninth seed Maria Sakkari 6-4. 6-1 to reach the final of the Madrid Open for the second time in her career.
Iga Swiatek has been in sensational form and will enter the match as the favorite. However, Aryna Sabalenka is capable of beating the Pole if she is at her best.
If the Belarusian wins, she will become the fourth player to win the Madrid Open multiple times. If Swiatek comes out on top, she will win her third title of the year and 14th overall.
Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka match schedule
The Madrid Open final between Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka will take place on Saturday, May 6.
Date: May 6, 2023
Time: 6: 30 pm local time, 12:30 pm ET, 4: 30 pm GMT and 10 pm IST
Iga Swiatek vs Aryna Sabalenka streaming details
Tennis Channel/ TC Plus - USA.
Amazon Prime Video - UK, Ireland.
beIn SPORTS - Australia, France.
beIn Digiturk - Turkey.
TVP/ Canal+ - Poland.
DAZN - Spain, Canada, Japan.
DigiSport - Hungary, Romania.
MTV3 - Finland.
Novasports - Greece, Cyprus.
NowTV - Hong Kong.
O2 - Czech Republic.
Spark - New Zealand.
Starhub - Singapore.
Supertennis - Italy.
Tennis Channel - Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Netherlands.
TSN - Canada (English Language).
TVA - Canada (French Language).
TVE, TV3 - Spain
TV2 - Denmark
TV4 - Finland, Norway, Sweden
Truevisions - Thailand
Additionally, live streaming is also available on WTA TV.