Iga Swiatek, who had pulled out of her last two tournaments with injury, showed she is fully fit by beating Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-4
Swiatek had pulled out of last two tournaments with injuryIga Swiatek
cruised past Aryna Sabalenka 6-3, 6-4 to win the Stuttgart Open on Sunday in a repeat of last year’s final, to confirm her status as the French Open favourite. The Pole, back from injury and gearing up for her title defence at Roland Garros, which begins next month, and world No 2 Sabalenka traded powerful baseline blows before Swiatek earned a second breakpoint at 4-3. Swiatek whipped a superb forehand down the line to go 5-3 up before easily holding serve to clinch the first set on her second set point.
Belarus’ Sabalenka started to pile up unforced errors and struggled with her serve at 2-0 before firing a cross-court forehand to hold. However, she could not break Swiatek back and the Pole held serve at 5-4 to seal her second title of the year.Download the Guardian app from the iOS App Store on iPhone or the Google Play store on Android by searching for 'The Guardian'.In the Guardian app, tap the Menu button at the bottom right, then go to Settings , then Notifications.
While Swiatek won it for a second consecutive time, it was Sabalenka’s third straight loss in the final in Stuttgart, having
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