Cincinnati (USA), August 19 (EFE).- American Madison Keys defeated Kazakh Elena Rybakina, Wimbledon champion, on Friday and became the first semifinalist of the Cincinnati tournament.
After knocking out world No. 1 Iga Swiatek of Poland in the round of 16, Keys needed an hour and 31 minutes to defeat Rybakina 6-2, 6-4.
The American, champion of this tournament in 2019, dominated a Rybakina playing great tennis in Cincinnati, with 23 service winners and solid victories, including one against the Spanish Garbiñe Muguruza.
Keys was confirmed as the second player with the most ‘aces’ at the Western and Southern Open (tournament sponsor since 2008), with 165, behind Serena Williams (211).
She is already expecting an opponent in the semifinals, which will be the winner of the duel between Australian Ajla Tomljanovic and Czech Petra Kvitova.
The other quarterfinal matches are between American Jessica Pegula and French Caroline Garcia and between Belarusian Aryna Sabaleka and Chinese Shuai Zhang.
Source: La Verdad
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