1. Aryna Sabalenka
2. Iga Świątek
3. Elena Rybakina
4. Amanda Anisimova
5. Coco Gauff
6. Jessica Pegula
7. Mirra Andreeva
8. Jasmine Paolini
9. Belinda Bencic
10. Elina Svitolina
The story of the final
Rybakina opened the match in great form, firing two winning balls, causing Sabalenka to make mistakes and breaking the number 1’s serve. The Kazakh managed to put the Belarusian on the defensive and, even when under pressure, found ways out. Aryna had two break chances in the eighth game, but Rybakina saved herself with two excellent serves and took 5/3. Two games and a couple of great forehands later, the world number 5 closed the set 6/4.
When the second set began, Sabalenka had already balanced the game, but still needed to convert a break point. Rybakina saved three of them in the opening game, first going to the net and then firing an excellent right and left. They were the only chances to break in a set played at a very high level until Rybakina made a couple of errors and had to serve at 0/40 in the tenth game, faced with three set points. In the first of them, the Kazakh went to the net, but was unable to return the number 1’s right. Game and second set, Sabalenka: 6/4.
Aryna found a very high level of tennis, and Rybakina was unable to keep the game even. In the second game of the third set, a pair of indefensible left hands gave Sabalenka another break of serve. The Kazakh still had a chance to break in the third game, but an excellent serve and a winning right saved the number 1, who opened 3/0 shortly after.
With Sabalenka’s extremely high level, it was difficult to imagine a reaction from Rybakina, but the Kazakh went on the attack in the fifth game and, with a winning left, gained two more break points. In the first, a right from the Belarusian was in the net, and Sabalenka’s advantage was nullified. Rybakina went on to gain all important points. It was 3/3 after Sabalenka narrowly missed a left on a break point. Shortly afterwards, the Kazakh achieved a new break of serve when she saw a right from number 1 stay in the net.
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