The No. 6 seed missed multiple break points to seize the advantage in the third set and Keys profited to move into the quarterfinals.
Madison Keys won a power-hitting battle with Elena Rybakina in the Australian Open Round of 16 on Monday. In the quarterfinals, she will face Elina Svitolina, who came back from a double-break down in the first set to roll past Veronika Kudermetova.
She finished quarterfinalist at the 2024 Wimbledon Open, losing to Elena Rybakina. Growing up, Svitolina idolized Andre Agassi after picking up tennis equipment at the tender age of five.
American Madison Keys first made the Australian Open semifinals 10 years ago. A decade on, she hopes to do it again, but she'll have to go through Ukraine's Elina Svitolina.
American Madison Keys defeated sixth seed Elena Rybakina in a thrilling match at the Australian Open, advancing to the quarter-finals. Despite a strong start and a challenging second set, Keys regained momentum to secure her third victory over a top-10 player this month.
Elina Svitolina advances to Australian Open quarterfinals, to face Madison Keys after defeating Veronika Kudermetova.
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Elina Svitolina was happy to bring some light to Ukraine with her victory over Russian Veronika Kudermetova in the fourth round of the Australian Open.
There was a moment on Monday afternoon, during Madison Keys’ Australian Open fourth-round match against No. 6 seed Elena Rybakina, when her coach, Bjorn Fratangelo, realized that this wasn’t the time for happy talk.
Iga Swiatek has made it to another semifinal at the Australian Open and according to Mats Wilander, she is going to face a tough challenge from Madison Keys, the 19th seed who battled past Elina Svitolina to reach the last four in the tournament for the third time.
Her opponent, Keys, also last reached the semi-finals in 2022 but was beaten by Ashleigh Barty who went on to win the tournament. Keys’s previous two outing saw her battle past Elena Rybakina in the fourth round then Elina Svitolina in the quarters. The American has had a tougher run but is a wiley competitior and should give Swiatek some trouble.