With the showdown of two of the top WTA names in Iga Swiatek and Aryna Sabalenka incoming, tennis fans have pinned their colours to the mast so to speak in terms of who has had the tougher run at

We're down to the final two in Madrid. Can top-ranked Iga Swiatek avenge her loss to Aryna Sabalenka in the Madrid final? We make the case for both players.

The victory notably saw Sabalenka halt Rybakina’s 17-match win streak on clay courts and set up a 2023 final rematch with world No. 1 Iga Swiatek. Rybakina had dominated her Brisbane final with the world No. 2 at the start of the season, dropping just three games. It looked like more of the same would play out until nerves crept in.

Top seed Iga Swiatek made light work of Madison Keys as she sprinted into the Madrid Open final with a 6-1 6-3 win on Thursday.Swiatek will face defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in a rematch of last year's final after the Belarussian rallied from a set down to edge fourth seed Elena Rybakina 1-6 7-5 7-6(5).

Aryna Sabalenka fights back against Elena Rybakina to set up a final with world number one Iga Swiatek at the Madrid Open.

Defending champion Aryna Sabalenka was two points from the loss but found a way to edge No.4 Elena Rybakina in a third-set tiebreak to advance to her third Mutua Madrid Open final.

Top seed Iga Swiatek made light work of Madison Keys as she sprinted into the Madrid Open final with a 6-1 6-3 win on Thursday.

Iga Swiatek has cruised to a straight-set win over Madison Keys to reach the Madrid Open final for the second consecutive year