Madrid Open: Iga Swiatek hammers Veronika Kudermetova and is 'pumped up' for Aryna Sabalenka final showdown

Iga Swiatek hammered Veronika Kudermetova to set up a Madrid Open final showdown with Aryna Sabalenka. Swiatek has been in ominous form this week and she continued that against Kudermetova, controlling the encounter from the outset and setting up an appealing final against world No. 2 Sabalenka.

Ad it will be a repeat of the recent Stuttgart Open final, which saw the Pole emerge victorious. Sabalenka declared after her Madrid semi that she is out for «revenge» for that defeat. WTA MadridSwiatek crushes Martic to make last four in Madrid, will face KudermetovaYESTERDAY AT 19:28 «I'm pumped up for more,» Swiatek said after her win.

«I think it's going to be a nice final. Playing against Aryna is always pretty tough. »You have to be intensive and keep your focus.

I'm sure I'm going to be ready for the final." Swiatek won the first six points of her meeting with Kudermetova, taking her own service game to start off and then bringing up three break points straight after on Kudermetova's delivery. The Russian got on the board for 3-1, with her shoulders visibly lifting with relief, but that was to be her only game as Swiatek steamrollered her way to the set, with just the one alarm in the penultimate game when she gave up a break point — but her opponent was unable to cash in. Tsitsipas beaten as lucky loser Struff turns in stunning display, will meet Karatsev in semis Murray survives mid-match wobble to reach Aix-en-Provence quarter-finals The new Beatlemania? How Spain's love for Alcaraz is flourishing in Madrid Kudermetova battled hard as set two got underway, but in the third game she committed a number of unforced errors as Swiatek turned the screw, the Pole breaking to go 2-1 up.