Francisco Cerundolo - Casper Ruud

I don't know how Sabalenka managed to reach the final again with such game, her easiest opponent in the last stages was probably Svitolina, and if she had concentrated a bit more, she could have maybe won the second set and possibly the over, meanwhile Gauf shows that she is ready to step up again, as her form is stabilizing, she easily defeated Swiatek, Andreescu, Bencic, Li, and Yastremska from Ukraine. Sabalenka, on the other hand, I think should have lost against Kostiuk, but somehow managed to dig herself out. As for Sabalenka, all of her matches have been difficult from the start, while Gauf had an easier time and even managed to defeat strong opponents. In this case, if she maintains the same level, I believe Sabalenka will finally be defeated.

Neither clay nor hard court shine for both, rarely does the final victory go, but this season Sabalenka has been consistent, with many finals, and also won here in Madrid a year ago, although she lost in the final of Peru, where the surface is very fast and favorable for the Belarusian. Cori Gauff's season so far has been disappointing, not reaching even the semifinals of a normal tournament, but here the American seems more focused and plays good tennis. But I simply don't believe that Gauff is currently capable of defeating Sabalenka again in consecutive H2H matches, somehow I think her stability will falter and her usual double faults will start.