
BREAK! Iga Swiatek 6-7, 1-0 Aryna Sabalenka*
She dials up the aggression and wallops in a forehand winner for deuce.
But Swiatek has the edge in terms of movement and hangs patiently in a rally to give herself another chance to break.
Once again she finds the width in the court and with Sabalenka scrambling, she seals it!
Flo Clifford5 June 2025 15:33
SECOND SET: Iga Swiatek 6-7 Aryna Sabalenka*
After one of Swiatek’s trademark long bathroom breaks, both players are back on court and ready to resume.
Sabalenka has a couple of wobbles on serve and, from way out in the tramlines, blasts wide to gift Swiatek an early chance to break.
Flo Clifford5 June 2025 15:30
FIRST SET! Iga Swiatek 6-7 (1-7) Aryna Sabalenka*
Another error from Swiatek and Sabalenka wraps up a mammoth first set. She’ll be annoyed at how close it was, but she’s halfway into the final.
Both players leave the court at the break.
Flo Clifford5 June 2025 15:21
TIEBREAK: Iga Swiatek 6-6 (1-6) Aryna Sabalenka*
Set points Sabalenka as Swiatek misses big on a second serve.
Flo Clifford5 June 2025 15:20
TIEBREAK: Iga Swiatek 6-6 (1-5) Aryna Sabalenka*
Fully in control, Sabalenka tries to mix things up with a drop shot, but Swiatek is so quick and makes it with ease, sealing the point with a nifty cross-court volley.
A second time, though, she hits it wide.
Sabalenka builds on her lead with a venomous ace. She’s 5-1 up at the change of ends.
Flo Clifford5 June 2025 15:19
TIEBREAK: Iga Swiatek 6-6 (0-3) Aryna Sabalenka*
First blood Sabalenka as Swiatek can’t get to a thumping backhand return.
The Belarusian is having a lot more luck trying to redirect Swiatek in the centre of the court and planting the ball in behind her; it’s a pattern that works again here.
She takes a 3-0 lead as Swiatek nets.
Flo Clifford5 June 2025 15:16
BREAK! Iga Swiatek 6-6 Aryna Sabalenka*
A brilliant serve saves it – but Swiatek has another chance as Sabalenka thumps into the net again. Just not at her fluent best today.
The fifth seed has a look-in on a second serve, gets the ball back in play, and Sabalenka goes long! To a tie-break we go.
Flo Clifford5 June 2025 15:14
Iga Swiatek 5-6 Aryna Sabalenka*
Sabalenka misses a chance to stamp her authority on this service game, shanking the ball into the net with Swiatek pinned out wide.
Neither player has been serving at their best: until that remarkable sixth-game turnaround Swiatek was only winning 11% of points on her second serve.
Now it’s Sabalenka’s turn to tighten up again, and the errors are creeping in. She goes 30-0 down but a Swiatek error and a violent cross-court strike by the Belarusian dig her out of trouble.
But Swiatek lets rip on a forehand return, right into her strike zone, and has another break point!
Flo Clifford5 June 2025 15:13
BREAK! *Iga Swiatek 5-6 Aryna Sabalenka
And she only needs one! A venomous return out wide flies off Swiatek’s frame and into the stands. Sabalenka will serve for the set.
Flo Clifford5 June 2025 15:08
*Iga Swiatek 5-5 Aryna Sabalenka
A huge roar from Sabalenka as she finds a brilliant winner at full stretch that just curves beyond the post into the open court. Six points on the trot…
But she puts too much power on a second serve return. How costly will that missed chance be? 15-30.
Swiatek sends a looping ball long and Sabalenka has two break points.
Flo Clifford5 June 2025 15:08


