Madison Keys battled past four-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek in a dramatic tie-break decider to reach the Australian Open final. Keys, seeded 19th, will face world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka after a grueling 2-hour-35-minute epic. Swiatek, who had been dominant throughout the tournament, was unable to overcome Keys' resilience and fighting spirit.
Madison Keys beat four-time Grand Slam champion Iga Swiatek in a deciding tie-break to edge a thrilling semi-final clash and book a meeting with world No 1 Aryna Sabalenka in the final of the Australian Open on Saturday. Keys, seeded 19th, came through 5-7 6-1 7-6 in the two-hour-and-35-minute epic against the world No 2, saving a match point along the way before clinching a memorable victory 10 minutes past midnight.
In a meeting of two great friends off the court, Badosa actually broke Sabalenka first to move 2-0 ahead in the opening set as the top seed made a host of unforced errors. From that point, Sabalenka exploded into life, however, with her power coming to the fore and dominating most facets as she rattled off four games in succession to break Badosa twice and lead 4-2 - the first break coming from 40-0 down and the second taken at the fourth attempt within a marathon game.
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