Iga Swiatek, Aryna Sabalenka win to set up top-two Madrid final

The top two women's players in the world will engage in a showdown in the finals of the Mutua Madrid Open on Saturday.

Second-seeded Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus rolled to a 6-4, 6-1 victory over No. 9 Maria Sakkari of Greece, while top-seeded Iga Swiatek of Poland trounced No. 12 Veronika Kudermetova of Russia 6-1, 6-1, in their respective semifinal matches on Thursday.

The one-two matchup will be the second in two weeks