Keys in the semifinals for the first time since 2015
The former top 10 player already had seven years ago key stood in the semifinals of the Australian Open, then she lost to US superstar Serena Williams. Her best result so far in a Grand Slam tournament was the final of the US Open 2017, which she lost to compatriot Sloane Stephens.
Even before the Australian Open, Keys had underlined her strong form. In Adelaide she had won her seventh career title, it was the first tournament victory in over two years.
Krejcokova with problems: “Hottest place on earth”
Krejcikova struggled a lot with the heat in Melbourne. When the score was 2:5 in the first set, the fourth in the world rankings had to take a break from treatment and had her temperature and blood pressure measured. Keys was significantly fresher. “In the summer I train in Orlando. I believe this is the hottest place on earth in the summer‘ she said afterwards.
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Status: 01/25/2022, 07:15