Swiatek defeated Navarro and met Keys in the semifinals of the Australian Open

The Polish Iga Swiatek, second seed, accelerates in the semifinals of the Australian Openwho will compete against the American Madison Keys, by enormous, in an hour and a half, the North American Emma Navarroeighth seed, 6-1 and 6-2.

Warsaw player maintained an unblemished journey on his way to the penultimate leg of the first Grand Slam of course. He has lost only fourteen games on her journey and she has equaled her ceiling in Melbourne, the semifinals she reached in 2022, which Danielle Collins previously defeated.

There is no history in the success of the youngest player to reach the Grand Slam semifinals seven times since Maria Sharapova in 2008 (who has had 10 appearances of that kind) already defeated Navarro seven seasons ago, in the only face to face between the two, but on clay.

For Emma Navarro, reaching the quarterfinals was already an achievement, but she didn’t see the semifinals as close.

Swiatek, five-time Grand Slam champion -four Roland Garros and one United States Open) is looking to regain the world number one she lost a few months ago to Belarusian Aryna Sabalenka. It has options: if she reaches the final and Sabalenka does not or if she wins the title in case both reach the title match.

Iga Swiatek She will face American Madison Keys in the semifinals who made a significant comeback right her match against Ukrainian Elina Svitolina (3-6, 6-3 and 6-4).

Keys It took one hour and 54 minutes to win for the fourth time in six games to its opponent who did not get off to a better start. It was revenge in America’s first Grand Slam of the season;

Madison Keys flew over their third semi-finals in Melbourne, joining the 2015 and 2022 editions. The 29-year-old player from Rock Island has never made it past that round, with the ceiling being a ‘major’ in the final he reached at the United States Open and lost to compatriot Sloane Stephens.

Keys’ impressive streak ended the aspirations of Svitolina, who stayed halfway to her goal. But the American reached the first Grand Slam of the season in excellent condition. The win against the Ukrainian was the tenth consecutive victory. She is unbeaten since losing in Auckland to Denmark’s Clara Tauson. All others were won by MAdison Keys, who on that tour won the Adelaide tournament, the ninth of his career. Now a rival awaits for the semifinal.

Swiatek and Keys have met five times. The Pole has won four of them, including the last two, in 2024, in Madrid and Rome, both on land. Keys’ only win was in Cincinnati, in 2022.