On the evening of May 18, Beijing time, in the women's singles final of the 2024 WTA1000 Rome Tournament, Swiatek played against Sabalenka, and in the end, Swiatek swept Sabalenka 2-0 in straight sets and won the championship with a wave of 12 consecutive wins, which is really crazy! It was Swiatek's fourth title of the season, 21st of her career and 10th in the 1000.
Swiatek, ranked No. 1 in the world and the tournament's top seed, reached the final without dropping a set, beating Pera, Putintseva, Kerber, Keys and Gauff in succession. Sabalenka, ranked No. 2 in the world and the tournament's No. 2 seed, knocked out Volinets, Jastremska, Svitolina, Ostapenko and Collins on her way to the tournament. The two have met 10 times before, with Swiatek holding the upper hand with 7 wins and 3 losses.
In the first set, Sabalenka scored consecutive points to hold serve 1-0 after coming up in the first game 0-30. In the second game, Swiatek successfully held serve 1-1. In the third game, Swiatek dropped four straight points to break serve 2-1. In the fourth game, Swiatek had a thrilling run to hold serve 3-1. In the fifth game, Sabalenka saved a break point and held serve to make it 2-3. In the seventh game, Swiatek broke again to take a 5-2 lead. In the eighth game, Swiatek cashed in her serve to win the set, easily taking the next game 6-2 and leading Sabalenka 1-0.
In the second set, Sabalenka missed multiple break points in the second game, and Swiatek struggled to hold serve 1-1. In the sixth game, Swiatek still took the lead to break 4-3. In the eighth game, Swiatek dropped four straight points to hold serve and extend the advantage 5-3. In the 9th game, Sabalenka's serve with no way back was lost again, and Swiatek won 6-3 and won the championship with a big score of 2-0.