Madison Keys provided the surprise of the tournament in Cincinnati, knocking out Iga Svyatek (the main favorite) in the 1/8 finals, and in the quarterfinals of the “WTA 1000” category, she also beat the champion of Wimbledon-2022.
The American, who is ranked 24th in the WTA ranking, defeated Elena Rybakina (25th WTA) after an hour and 30 minutes of play with a score of 6-2, 6-4.
Surprisingly, the athlete representing Kazakhstan won only 41% of points with the first serve (her main weapon) and allowed her opponent to make five breaks.
Madison Keys will play the winner of the match between Australian Aila Tomlyanovych (63 WTA) and Czech Petra Kvitova (28 WTA) to reach the finals of the tournament in Cincinnati.
The Western & Southern Open is the last tournament before the US Open 2022
WTA 1000 category competition. The tournament is contested in hard mode from August 15 to 21, 2022. The total prize pool is $2,527,250 and there are 64 players at the start of the main draw. The current champion is Ashley Barty (now retired from tennis), who won the title last year.
Source: Hot News RO
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