American Madison Keys pulled off a stunning upset against second seed Iga Swiatek, saving a match point to reach her first Australian Open final and second Grand Slam final overall since 2017. Keys battled back from a set down and a match point to win 5-7, 6-1, 7-6 (10-8) and will face two-time defending champion Aryna Sabalenka in the final.
American Madison Keys has reached her first Australian Open decider, saving a match point before completing a stunning upset of second seed Iga Swiatek in a gripping semi-final battle. The Polish superstar had not dropped a set in her previous five matches this campaign and was on track early to advance in pursuit of a sixth grand slam title.
Keys lost her serve at five-all in the third set and faced match point at 40-30 on Swiatek’s delivery, only to pull out a fine service return to save the day before going on to send the match to a tiebreak. “Even though I lost the first set, I felt like I was playing some better tennis at the end of it and I actually had a little bit of momentum going into the second set,” Keys said. “To be able to run with that second set and really just settle was really nice.
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