WTA Madrid: Swiatek sends an egg to defeat Keys and will play Gauff

On April 30, local time, the semi-finals of the 2025 WTA1000 Madrid Station will be decided. Defending champion and No.2 seed Swiatek faced No.5 seed Keith in the quarter-finals after the semi-finals of this year's Australian Open, before she came back from behind 0-6, 6-3, 6-2 to make it 10 wins in a row and advance to the semi-finals.

Swiatek

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Swiatek had a slight advantage over the previous six meetings between the two sides, with four wins and two defeats, and it was the second year in a row that the two sides faced each other in the women's singles tournament, with Keys saving match point in the deciding set in the Australian Open semi-final and winning in a thrilling tie-break. In this game, Keys was in a burst of form at the beginning, and it took only 22 minutes to take the lead 6-0; In the second set, Swiatek adjusted in time to take the lead, and withstood Case's counterattack to tie the set 6-3; In the deciding set, after the two sides were tied 2-2, Swiatek took the lead and won four games in a row to complete the reversal 6-2.

Gauff

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Swiatek's opponent in the semi-finals was fourth seed Gauff, who saved a set point in the first set of the quarter-finals to defeat seventh seed Andreeva 7-5, 6-1. Swiatek and Gauff have met 14 times before, with an 11-3 record, but the last two meetings have been the last one in which Gauff has had the last laugh.

Sabalenka

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In the top two semi-finals, top seed Sabalenka saved a set point in the second set to beat 24th seed Kostyuk 7-6(4), 7-6(7) to reach the semi-finals for the fourth time in her career. In the semi-finals, Sabalenka will face another Ukrainian player, Svitolina, who eliminated Moe Nachijima 6-2, 6-1. In terms of head-to-head record, Sabalenka leads Svitolina with 3 wins and 1 loss.

WTA Madrid Women's Singles Semifinals

[1] Sabalenka vs Svitolina[17]

[4] Gauff vs. Swiatek[2]

(Text and editor: Dato)