Madison Keys (WTA No. 18) advanced to the quarterfinals of the Wimbledon Grand Slam tournament on Monday after a hard-fought 16-year-old Russian Mirra Andreeva in three sets, 3-6, 7-6 (7/4), 6-2.

Mirra AndreevaPhoto: Daniel LEAL / AFP / Profimedia

Eight years after reaching this stage of competition on London grass, Madison Keys, who also has a final at the US Open in 2017 and semi-finals at the Australian Open (2015, 2022), Roland Garros (2018) and the US Open (2018), has capitalized on her experience . Keys has not lost a set on grass this season, winning the Eastbourne tournament for the second time in her career last week.

In the third set with the score 5-2, 40-40 in favor of the player from the USA, Mirra Andreeva (102 WTA) made a mistake, lost her balance and dropped the racket, which hit the court hard. The head referee considered this gesture unsportsmanlike and fined the athlete from Russia one point.

Thus, Keys was awarded match point and won the game… Read in full at DigiSport.ro