Top-ranked Iga Swiatek came through "the most intense and crazy final" she has ever contested to avenge her loss to Aryna Sabalenka in last year's Madrid final with a gruelling three-hour 11-minute victory in the Spanish capital on Saturday."I think it was the most intense and, like, crazy final I played," said Swiatek after the match.
Iga Swiatek beat Aryna Sabalenka 7-5, 4-6, 7-6 (7) in Madrid to add the final crown missing from her collection of titles on clay
The world number one saved three match points before coming through a tense tie-break to complete a 7-5 4-6 7-6 (7) victory.