First qualified for the final of the WTA 1000 tournament in Madrid, Aryna Sabalenka hopes to have her revenge against the world N.1 Iga Swiatek in the Spanish capital. The world No.

2 pocketed her ticket to the Madrid final at the expense of the Greek Maria Sakkari (9th), dominated 6-4, 6-1 Thursday. Since her title at the Australian Open earlier this year, "everything has changed," says the Belarusian. In the men's draw, Aslan Karatsev, ranked 121st in the world and from qualifying, reached his first ever Masters 1000 semi-final.