Polish is rare Iga Swiatek23 years old and world No. 2, made the most unforced errors in a match: 40! An outrage for a player who stands out for his consistency, the wall he built behind the court.
This caused him to suffer from the American outburst Madison Keys29 years old and number 14, smashing every ball he touched. Walking to the wire, Swiatek stormed to the disadvantage, surrendering 5-7, 6-1 and 7-6 (10-8) in 2h.35′, after having a match point serving 6-5 in the third set .
First Australian Open final for the American, who had already lost at the 2017 US Open against her compatriot and friend Sloane Stephens. The title will be played in Melbourne, this Saturday at 09:30 Spanish peninsular time, with Belarusian Aryna Sabalenkawhich made sure to retain the world number 1 when Swiatek fell.
Now, he will defend his two consecutive Australian Open titles, as he showed in his tennis exhibition to defeat the Spaniard Paula Badosa by 6-4 and 6-2.
Keys maintained her streak, she is undefeated in eleven matches this year, opening with the WTA’s best in Adelaide, celebrating her preseason wedding with Bjorn Fratangelowho showed a lot of promise in the racket in the grassroots categories but did not establish himself in the professionals.
Sabalenka’s moment is more solid: 20-0 series in the Grand Slam, because she also won the last US Open, and the Australian Open, 11-0 this season. Dominate the series with the North American, returning to the world top-10, 4-1.
Swiatek reached the ‘semi’ by sweeping it, surrendering only 14 games to rivals. Keys, in his third semifinal of the Australian Open, took a set from him and took him to the limit by using his excellent forehand (for a total of 36 winners and 41 unforced errors), but Swiatek accepted difficulties, they were overcome after a balance of 22 winners and 40 unforced errors. In fits and starts, even withstand the pressure.
Keys, in a Grand Slam final more than four years, extended her honeymoon. Swiatek left the Rod Laver Arena court at a run, to vent his frustration by crying in privacy.
Source: La Verdad
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