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Aryna Sabalenka of Belarus holds a trophy after winning the women's final match against Australia's Ashleigh Barty at the Mutua Madrid Open tennis tournament in Madrid, Spain, on May 8, 2021. Bernat Armangue/AP Photo
MADRID—Aryna Sabalenka is glad she changed her mind about playing at the Madrid Open.
Two weeks after nearly withdrawing from the tournament because of a muscle injury, Sabalenka was standing on center court with the winner’s trophy in her hands on Saturday.
