Madison Keys, who overcame match points and came from behind to win, is the final of her second career Grand Slam
Madison Keys, who overcame match points and came from behind to win, is the final of her second career Grand Slam
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Madison Keys (No. 19 seed) defeated Iga Civiontech (Poland, No. 2) 5-76-1 7-6 (8) to reach the final of her first Australian Open. It took her two hours and 35 minutes. It is the second time that Keys has advanced to the final after the 2017 U.S. Open.
The number of games that Civiontech lost in the five games it played in the semifinals was 14, which was overwhelming. However, the semifinal game started off with Keith breaking Civiontech's game first, hinting that it will be a different game. Civiontech immediately followed the opponent by breaking the service game. Both players had a neck-and-neck race early in the game.
In the middle of the first set, Cibiontech widened the score to 5-2, and it seemed like it would end soon, but Keith didn't give up either. Keith won three games in a row to make it 5-5. But that was it. In the first set 6-5, Cibiontech broke Keith's service game to take the first set 7-5.
At this year's event, local media and journalists are always using the term "ruthless" to mention Sibiontech's performance. However, such performance was never seen against Keith. Sibiontech, unlike previous matches, failed to perform properly in the second set due to the tension of winning the first set tightly. Keith broke Sibiontech's service game consecutively to take a 5-0 lead, and eventually won the second set 6-1 in 27 minutes.
By the middle of the third set, the two players had defended their service game, making it 5-5. The first to get a chance was Ciontech. She broke the opponent's game to take a 6-5 lead. She seemed to be approaching her first career Australian Open final by making 40-30, match points in the ensuing service game. But that was all her luck. Keith eventually broke the game, driving the game to a tiebreaker.
Even after entering the tiebreaker, the two players remained nervous until the end. Civiontech took over the serve with an 8-7 lead to Keith. Here, Keith continued to keep his service points and eventually turned the game around 9-8. Faced with a match point, Civiontech collapsed due to a forehand unforced error, perhaps out of pressure.
At the official press conference after the game, Medicine Keys said, "Today is really good," and added, "It was a really tight game and we both did our best, so I'm really happy to win a game like this."
On the other hand, although it was a marathon match, the number of unforced errors recorded in the game was 41 Medicine Keys and 40 for Civiontech, which was not a high-quality game. 메이저놀이터
Meanwhile, Civiontech lost 18 more games in the semifinals than the 14 games it lost before the semifinals. Among foreign reporters, Civiontech is said to win overwhelmingly, but if the game is tight, it tends to self-destruct.