American Madison Keys has reached the semi-finals of the Australian Open for the first time since 2015. The 26-year-old clearly won 6: 3, 6: 2 in the quarter-finals against the Czech French Open winner Barbora Krejcikova. In the semifinals, the unseeded Keys competes against world number one Ashleigh Barty from Australia or her compatriot Jessica Pegula.
Seven years ago, Keys made it into the semifinals of the first Grand Slam tournament of the season for the only time, but then lost to American tennis star Serena Williams. Her best Grand Slam result so far came in 2017 when she reached the final of the US Open against her compatriot Sloane Stephens.
Krejcikova stormed to the title at the French Open 2021 out of nowhere and triumphed in singles and doubles in Paris. In the first lap in Melbourne, the 26-year-old dispatched Andrea Petkovic from Darmstadt.
But in the quarter-finals she couldn’t put up enough resistance: Krejcikova, fourth in the world rankings, looked exhausted at temperatures of around 30 degrees. When the score was 2:5 in the first set, she had herself examined and her blood pressure measured. The world rankings-51. Keys underlined her serve strength with eleven aces and convinced with her powerful game.
