Madison Keys claimed a 6-3 1-6 6-3 victory over Elena Rybakina to secure her place in the Australian Open quarter-finals. (Full Coverage | More Tennis News)
Rybakina, the sixth seed at Melbourne Park, had looked in fine form in the early rounds, but came into Monday's clash with Keys at Margaret Court Arena carrying a back issue.
Her American opponent took full advantage, playing with power and purpose in the opening set and, despite an excellent response from 2022 Wimbledon champion Rybakina, Keys regained control in the decider.
A brilliant service game put Keys 5-3 up in set three, and the 19th seed - who won in Adelaide on the eve of the season's first major - rallied back from 30-0 down to move within a break point of victory in a thrilling final game.
Keys sliced into the net as her first chance went begging, before an excellent Rybakina volley put the Kazakh바카라 웹사이트ahead.
Yet Keys hit back immediately, and after an unforced error from Rybakina handed her a second bite at the cherry, the 29-year-old did not pass up another opportunity, sealing her win with a thumping바카라 웹사이트forehand winner.
Next up for Keys is Elina Svitolina, who beat Veronika Kudermetova 6-4 6-1.
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"I knew if I could make some of her service games competitive, I'd have a chance. My return was a really big part of my game today," said Keys, who struck three return winners and broke Rybakina five times.바카라 웹사이트
Rybakina had only been broken twice across her first three matches.
Since the start of 2015, only Serena Williams (16), Simona Halep (13) and Svitolina (12) have made more grand slam바카라 웹사이트quarter-finals than Keys (11, equalling Aryna Sabalenka and Karolina Pliskova over that span).
Keys is the first player with a바카라 웹사이트10-year바카라 웹사이트gap between their first (2015) and last (2025) singles quarter-finals at the Australian Open since Victoria Azarenka (2010-2023).바카라 웹사이트
