The American Madison Keys he lost the first set point blank but bounced back strongly against the Tunisian Ounce Jabeurwinner of the contest in 2022, and has a 0-6, 7-5 and 6-1 qualified for Madrid semi-finalswhere he will face the world number one, the Polish Iga Swiatek
Jabeur scored another 6-0 in this tournament, after the one achieved in the previous round against the Latvian Jelena Ostapenko, but then she conceded two sets and bid farewell to the Caja Mágica.
The match was in the Tunisian’s face for the first two breaks, with him adding a third in the opening set.
Keys, who in the previous round eliminated the third favorite, her compatriot Coco Gauff, was not at first the same player as in that match, although in the second set she reconnected in the match and managed to tie it.
Jabeur finally collapsed after losing the second set and in the third he only added one game.
Jabeur, whose injuries led to a loss of confidence at the start of the year that translated into his game, before Madrid had not won two consecutive games in any competition.
Keys’ next opponent, Swiatek, defeated Brazilian Beatriz Hadda Maia in the quarterfinals 4-6, 6-0, 6-2.
Both have played three times since 2021, with two victories for the Pole. But the final showdown was for Keys.
Source: La Verdad
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