Another fan posted, “the average is kinda irrelevant cuz robin’s ranking obviously drags aryna’s average way down.”

“Collins just won 2 titles in a row, Ryba coming from Stuttgart win, Linette was just in a final of 250 a week ago. What have Iga’s opponents done? I am a big Iga fan, but let’s be honest.. This time Saba had it much harder,” wrote another fan.

Some fans pointed out that the Pole, in comparison, faced the likes of Sorribes Tormo and Keys, who were not on a good run before Madrid.

“Comparing 34 and 58 in WTA like those numbers actually mean anything in terms of quality difference,” a fan commented.

“Aryna had to face two of the most in form players of the year and not Sorribes and Keys,” stated a fan.

“Iga played Madison Keys in the semis please be for real,” a fan wrote on X.

Aryna Sabalenka aims to become first woman to defend Madrid Open title since 2017

Aryna Sabalenka is hoping to better Iga Swiatek in their second Madrid Open final in a row and become the first woman to defend this WTA 1000 title since Simona Halep in 2017. The Belarusian won her maiden title in Madrid in 2021, defeating Ashleigh Barty in the final.

Her title defense in 2022 ended in the first round as she suffered an upset at the hands of Amanda Anisimova. In 2023, she again recaptured her mojo in Madrid and bettered Swiatek to win her second title in the Spanish capital.

If Aryna Sabalenka is successful in her title defense this year, she will also become the second woman after Petra Kvitova to win three Madrid Open titles. Kvitova emerged victorious in the tournament in 2011, 2015, and 2018.