Madison Keys faced Iga Swiatek in the women’s singles semi-final of the Australian Open. In the tough fight that lasted 2 hours and 36 minutes, Keys defeated her opponent 5-7, 6-1 and 7-6 (10-8) in the tie-break set and made her way to the final of the tournament.
Keys, who lost the first set 5-7, equalized the situation with a 6-1 result with her impressive performance in the second set. The match, which had exciting moments until the end of the last set, continued with a tie-break. Madison Keys won the last set 10-8 and advanced to the first Australian Open final of her career.
All eyes are now on Keys’ exciting match with Aryna Sabalenka in the final. In the final to be played on Saturday, January 25, Keys will face the world number 1 women’s singles Aryna Sabalenka, champion of the last two years at the Australian Open.
In the other match in the semi-final played today, Belarusian Sabalenka faced the 11th seeded Spanish Paula Badosa, and they defeated their opponent 2-0 with sets ending 6-4 and 6-2 and reached the final.